BEIJING - Chinese stocks continued to fall Tuesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index dipping 1.3 percent, or 26.3 points, to end at 1,991.16, the lowest level since February 2009.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 7,936.74, down 79.33 points, or 0.99 percent.
The CSI300 Index of the top Shanghai and Shenzhen listings was down 1 percent.
Losses for Chinese property developers and premium alcohol producers deepened.
Reuters contributed