BEIJING, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- Chinese stocks closed lower on Monday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 1.17 percent, at 2,863.57 points.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed 0.98 percent lower at 9,270.39 points.
The combined turnover of stocks in the two indices stood at 461.1 billion yuan (about 65.3 billion U.S. dollars), shrinking from 469.6 billion yuan the previous trading day.
Losers outnumbered gainers by 1,089 to 356 on the Shanghai bourse and 1,547 to 538 in Shenzhen.
Pharmaceutical, automobile and agricultural industries were the biggest winners. Hengkang Medical Group increased by 10.18 percent while Zhejiang Medicine surged by 7.28%.
Shares related to free trade zones, insurance and telecommunications were among the biggest losers. Shanghai Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone Group declined by 2.23 percent to 17.96 yuan.
