Losses of metal shares sent Chinese equities down 0.23 percent Friday, despite rallies of world major markets after the G20 summit deal to revive the global economy.

The Shanghai Composite Index lost 5.51 points, or 0.23 percent to 2,419.78. The Shenzhen Component Index slid 56.26 points, or 0.6 percent to 9,244.66.

Losses outnumbered gains by 646 to 218 in Shanghai and by 454 to 287 in Shenzhen.

Combined turnover stood at 241.45 billion yuan (about US$35.3 billion), down from 258.2 billion yuan on the previous trading day.

(Xinhua News Agency April 3, 2009)