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China halts stock trade for 3-minute mourning
By Eason Sun
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Posted 19 May 2008 @ 12:08 pm HKT
Both Shanghai and Shenzhen stock markets will cut trade for 3 minutes from 2.28pm on Monday to support the Sichuan earthquake in China.
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GMR to expand more continents after success in TurkeyThe victims of Sichuan earthquake,which had killed over 30,000 people last week, were the whole countries focus in China now and the governors declared the three-day national period of mourning since 19th,May, during which public entertainment will be suspended, flags flown at half-mast and the Olympic torch relay temporarily halted.
Including stock markets,the Shanghai Futures Exchange, the Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange and the Dalian Commodity Exchange still join the 3-minute mourning at the same time,which announced on the website of China Securities Regulatory Commission.
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