Indexes mirror sharp falls in Japan

Experts blame global market turbulence and unstable offshore currency market

The mainland's three main stock indexes dropped more than 3 percent on Thursday, influenced by global market turbulence, an unstable offshore currency market and falls in Japan.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index declined 3.23 percent to close at 2,880.48 points, the Shenzhen Component Index dropped 3.77 percent, and the startup index ChiNext fell by 4.18 percent.