China: Stock markets suspended after shares fall 5%
Published Mon, Jan 4, 2016 · 05:42 AM
[SHANGHAI] Trading on the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock markets was suspended on Monday after shares fell more than five per cent.
The 5.05 per cent drop in the CSI300 index, which covers both bourses, for the first time triggered an automatic 15-minute trading halt under a new system to curb volatility.
AFP
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