China Stocks Drop as Olympics Start
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08-Aug-2008 20 related
        

HONG KONG -- Chinese stocks slumped Friday to their lowest point in well over a year, finding little support ahead of the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony, as concerns about a slowing economy weighed down property developers and airlines. The benchmark Shanghai Composite index, which tracks both the yuan-denominated Class A shares as well as Class B... [read full story]                    

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