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China shares fall
Published in Saudi Press Agency on 05 - 06 - 2009

Chinese shares fell Friday as a possible resumption of initial public offerings approaches, a move
that might depress prices by flooding the market with new
shares, AP reported.
The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index dropped 13.35
points, or 0.5 percent, to close at 2,753.89. For the week,
it rose 4.6 percent.
The Shenzhen Composite Index for the country's smaller,
second exchange shed 0.4 percent to 917.21.
Investors turned cautious after the Shanghai index hit a
ten-month high Wednesday.
Pressure loomed Friday as an opinion-seeking period
declared by Chinese regulatiors before deciding whether to
lift a moratorium on IPOs ended, analysts said.
«Today is a technical adjustment as investors sold on
profit-taking, but in general they are worried the share
prices will be dampened by IPOs,» said Chen Jinren,
analyst for Huatai Securities in the eastern city of
Nanjing.
Aluminum Corp. of China, or Chinalco, edged up 0.7 percent
to 12.47 yuan despite a decision by Anglo-Australian miner
Rio Tinto PLC to scrap a planned $19.5 billion investment
from Chinalco. Chinalco jumped 7.6 percent on Thursday amid
a surge in commodity prices that has driven up stocks in
Chinese metals and other resources suppliers.
Jiangxi Copper Ltd., the country's second-largest metal
producer, added 1 percent to 32.78 yuan.
Shipbuilders rose after the government released details
Thursday of a stimulus plan for the industry. China CSSC
Holdings Ltd. advanced 2.3 percent to 65.5 yuan and CSSC
Jiangnan Heavy Industry Co. climbed 0.9 percent to 17.47
yuan.
Financial stocks decline after strong gains in recent
sessions. Bank of China Ltd. lost 0.8 percent to 3.69 yuan,
while China Construction Bank, Ltd. declined by 1.2 percent
to 4.84 yuan.
China Vanke Ltd., the country's biggest developer, slipped
1.6 percent to 10.69 yuan, and rival Poly Real Estate Group
gave up 1.1 percent to 24.55 yuan.
In currency markets, the yuan weakened to 6.8337 to the
U.S. dollar, down from Friday's close of 6.8317.


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