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Chinese stocks down by lunch

Published December 26, 2016 Updated December 26, 2016 05:32am

SHANGHAI: Chinese stocks fell Monday morning, driven by a decline in commodity shares, dealers said.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index dipped 0.78 percent, or 24.33 points, to 3,085.82.

The Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, lost 0.82 percent, or 16.12 points, to 1,954.94.

Copyright AFP (Agence France-Press), 2016