Shares fall on concerns about interest rates
By Zhang Shidong | China Daily | Updated: 2011-07-21 07:58
A worker in the production workshop of Jiangxi Copper Co in Nanchang, Jiangxi province. The copper producer lost 1.3 percent to 36.77 yuan ($5.68) on Wednesday, leading declines among raw-material companies. Wang Qi / For China Daily |
Shanghai - Stocks on the Chinese mainland fell, sending the benchmark index to the lowest level in a week, on speculation the central bank may keep raising interest rates and tightening policies will slow economic growth and curb commodities demand.
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