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Chinese stock market suffers biggest loss in seven years as analysts fear growth times are over | Chinese stock market suffers biggest loss in seven years as analysts fear growth times are over |
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China stocks have plunged by nearly 8 per cent, sparking fears that the country's remarkable growth period may be ending. | |
The Shanghai Composite, an index of all stocks traded on the Chinese stock exchange, was down 7.4 per cent to 4,192.87 points on Friday, following a 13 per cent fall last week. | |
The CSI300 has crashed 7.9 per cent to 4,336.19 — its biggest drop since June 2008. | The CSI300 has crashed 7.9 per cent to 4,336.19 — its biggest drop since June 2008. |
Stocks suffered across the board, with nearly 2,000 of the roughly 2,800 companies listed in mainland China falling by the 10 per cent daily limit. | Stocks suffered across the board, with nearly 2,000 of the roughly 2,800 companies listed in mainland China falling by the 10 per cent daily limit. |
Wow. China CSI 300 stock index futures are down by MAXIMUM 10% limit | |
Experts are advising against buying, believing this to be not a straightforward market dip but rather the end of China's extraordinary eight-month-long bull run. | |
Jonathan Garner, Morgan Stnaley's head of Asia and emerging-markets told Bloomberg: "We think the balance of probabilities is that the top for the cycle on Shanghai, Shenzhen and the ChiNext has now taken place." | |
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