The stock market, along with the futures markets on the mainland, yesterday joined the nation in the three-minute silence to mourn the earthquake victims.
The Hong Kong stock exchange joined the nation in observing a three-minute silence at 2:28 pm yesterday.
Damage to plants and machinery in the earthquake and concern over a decline in corporate earnings yesterday depressed the share price of Sichuan-based Dongfang Electric Co, the nation's largest power equipment manufacturer.
Banks are trying to resume normal operations and provide financial services in quake-affected areas despite huge losses among their local subsidiaries.
The central bank announced further measures yesterday to assist the reconstruction of earthquake-hit regions.
A small city in Sichuan province - Dujiangyan - has caught the world's attention with Premier Wen Jiabao directing relief efforts from here in the wake of Monday's devastating earthquake.
More than 60 km to the northwest of Chengdu, the city of Shifang - called "a shining pearl in West Sichuan" - became a dim casualty of Monday's earthquake.
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