Chinanews client March 16th (Xie Yiguan) On the 16th, A shares opened higher and lower, and the decline continued to widen in the afternoon. As of press time, the Shanghai Composite Index is down 2.02% to 2829.09 points; the Shenzhen Component Index is currently down 3.83% to 10416.65 points; the GEM Index is currently down 4.43% to 1940.61 points.