Shanghai shares close 0.5 percent down

EPA-EFE/WU HONG The benchmark SE Composite index of the Shanghai Stock exchange fell 0.52 percent or 14.83 points on Tuesday, to close at 2,844.51. The market was again unsettled by concerns about frictions over trade between the United States and China ... ( read original story ...)

Bear Market in Stocks, Weak Yuan Show China Problems Piling Up

A deepening sense of unease is rippling through China’s financial markets. The benchmark Shanghai stock index has tumbled 20 percent in just five months to enter a bear market. The yuan is heading for its longest losing streak in four years in Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)

China’s Shanghai Composite closes in bear market territory

The Shanghai Composite slipped 0.5 per cent on Tuesday to close at 2,844.66, marking a decline of 20.1 per cent from its January peak and down 14 per cent for the year to date. China’s slowing economy and an escalation in trade tensions with the US ... ( read original story ...)