The Shanghai Composite Index fell 3.00 percent to close at 2,868.800 while the Shenzhen Composite Index sunk 3.95 percent to close at 855.80 on Thursday. Trading volume on the Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges reached RMB 45.181 billion and RMB 22.502 billion, respectively.
Shares of Changchun Gas (600333.SH), Sichuan Chuantou Energy (600674.SH) and WuHan LiNuo Solar Energy Group (600885.SH) fell 10.03 percent, 10.02 percent and 9.97 percent, respectively.