At close of trade, the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index was down 1.4%, or 46.02 points, to 3,230.08. The Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, fell 1.24%, or 26.16 points, to 2,087.17. The blue-chip CSI300 index dropped 1.31%, or 52.71 points, to 3,967.14.
