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Chinese stocks continue to tumble Chinese stocks continue to tumble after global rout
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Chinese stocks continued to fall, though elsewhere in Asia stocks returned to gains after global markets had been rocked by dramatic losses the previous day. Chinese stocks are again down, a day after their worst plunge since 2007 caused market losses around the world.
The mainland benchmark Shanghai Composite was down 3.2%, adding to Monday's dramatic 8.5% drop. The global sell-off was driven by fears that China's slowing growth might pull down other economies.
Overnight, stocks in Europe and the US had also seen sharp falls. The benchmark Shanghai Composite fell 6% on Tuesday, after falling 8.5% on Monday - overnight, stocks in Europe and the US also saw sharp falls.
The worldwide sell-off was driven by fears that China's slowing growth might pull down economies around the globe. Other Asian markets opened lower on Tuesday, but recovered losses in later trading.
Investors are worried that firms and countries which rely on high demand from China - the world's second largest economy and the second largest importer of both goods and commercial services - will be affected. Investors are worried that firms and countries which rely on high demand from China - the world's second largest economy and the second largest importer of both goods and commercial services - will be affected by its slowdown.
China's central bank devalued the country's currency, the yuan, two weeks ago, raising fresh concerns that a slowdown in the country's economy was worse than originally feared. Our experts' views on the sell-off
Recoveries elsewhere in Asia
Elsewhere in Asia though, markets beat analysts' expectations, returning back to positive territory.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng was up by 2.6% while Australia's S&P ASX/200 rose by 2.2% and Japan's Nikkei 225 was 0.7% higher.
The gains came despite the losses in Europe and the US over night.
In volatile trading, Wall Street's Dow Jones fell 6%, then almost recovered its losses before closing 3.6% lower.
Earlier, London's FTSE 100 index closed down 4.6%, with major markets in France and Germany down by 5.5% and 4.96% respectively.
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China's central bank devalued the currency, the yuan, two weeks ago, raising fresh concerns globally that its economy could be in worse shape than previously thought.
A cheaper currency lowers the price of China's exports, making them more attractive to global firms.
Elsewhere in Asia on Tuesday though, markets beat expectations, returning back to positive territory in early trade:
Those gains came despite the losses in Europe and the US overnight: