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China Daily | Updated: 2015-01-20 07:40
Why did mainland stock markets fall on Monday?
Share prices on the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges plunged on Monday after the securities regulator rapped three major brokerages for continuing to lend money for stock purchases in violation of rules. As punishment for extending "margin trading" contracts, the brokerages cannot offer credit to new customers for three months.
What was the quantum of the fall?
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