Beijing - Shares on China's main stock market fell by 2.44 per cent Thursday after an overnight plunge on Wall Street.
The key Shanghai Composite Index, which tracks shares traded in foreign and local currencies, closed at 1,717.72, down 42.89 points, or 2.44 per cent.
The smaller Shenzhen Composite Index lost 1.67 per cent, or 7.85 points, to end the day on 463.01.
Both markets had risen by just more than 3 per cent Wednesday.