Aerial photo taken on June 21, 2018 shows the morning view of the Lujiazui area in Pudong, east China's Shanghai. (Xinhua/Ren Long)
BEIJING, July 19 (Xinhua) -- China's securities market attracted 1.55 million new investors in June, industry data showed.
The figure edged up 0.4 percent from the same period last year, according to the China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation Limited.
By the end of June, the number of investors in China's securities market reached 189 million, the data showed.
Chinese stocks closed lower on Friday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.71 percent, at 3,539.3 points. The Shenzhen Component Index closed 1.3 percent lower at 14,972.21 points. Enditem
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