Main index closes at 20-month low

The main stock index fell nearly 1 percent yesterday to its lowest close in 20 months in very light trade, as investors worried about slowing economic growth and heavy supplies of fresh equity.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index ended the day down 0.87 percent at 2304.89 points, after touching an intraday low of 2284.92.

Turnover in Shanghai A shares shrank to its lowest since October 2006 at 25.9 billion yuan, down from Monday's already light 28.6 billion yuan.