Trading on the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges opened with a 8% collapse

The Shanghai Composite Shanghai Stock Exchange Index fell 8.7% to 2736.28 points, Shenzhen Component fell 8.54% to 9769.91 points, RIA Novosti writes.

Earlier it was reported that the Ministry of Finance of China will spend $ 144 million to fight a new type of coronavirus.

According to the latest data, the total number of deaths due to the consequences of infection with a new type of coronavirus in China reached 361, a total of 17 205 cases of infection were recorded.