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Chinese shares close sharply lower Tuesday

Xinhua, May 5, 2015 Adjust font size:

Chinese shares tumbled on Tuesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down by 4.06 percent to finish at 4,298.71 points.

The Shenzhen Component Index fell 4.22 percent to close at 14,233.1 points.

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, lost 2.17 percent to end at 2,783.44 points. Endi