Chinese shares close lower Wednesday
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Beijing (People’s Daily) - Chinese stocks closed lower on Wednesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 1.12 percent, at 2,893.76 points.
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The Shenzhen Component Index closed 0.96 percent lower at 9,002.53 points.
Opened at 28,987.09 points or 1.28 percent lower, Hong Kong stocks closed down 359.82 points, or 1.23 percent, to 29,003.2 points.
Shares in the Asia-Pacific slipped right before the 11th round consultations of US-China trade negotiations.
Chinese Vice Premier Liu He will visit the United States from May 9 to 10.
(With input from Xinhua)