Weak blue chips pull down index

Weak banks and other blue chips pulled down the Shanghai main stock index yesterday, although many second-tier shares gained in active trade.

The Shanghai Composite Index, which had climbed 6.39 percent in the previous two days, closed down 0.68 percent at 1924.012 points.

Turnover in Shanghai A shares remained fairly active at 63.7 billion yuan against Tuesday's 68.7 billion.