Article: 1st Ld-Writethru: China shares down 0.52 pct amid thin trading

1st Ld-Writethru: China shares down 0.52 pct amid thin trading

BEIJING, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- Chinese shares fell 0.52 percent on Tuesday, trailing the downward trend of the previous two trading days, amid thin trading volume.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.52 percent, or 12.88 points, to end at 2,457.2. The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 8,192.8 points, up 22.65 points, or 0.28 percent.

Aggregate turnover on the two bourses sharply shrank to 48.22 billion yuan (7.02 billion U.S. dollars) from 69.77 billion yuan the previous trading day. Losses outnumbered gains by 552 to 304 in Shanghai and 422 to 285 in Shenzhen.

The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 2445.22 points ...

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