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Chinese shares slide Friday after rising for two days

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-02-26 16:20
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Chinese shares slid on Friday after rising for two consecutive days and hitting a one-month high Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.28 percent.

The index lost 8.68 points to close at 3,051.94 points.

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The Shenzhen Component Index edged down 0.46 percent, or 57.61 points, to finish at 12,436.66 points.

Combined turnover Friday was down to 213.85 billion yuan ($31.3 billion), from 239.9 billion yuan on Thursday.