China shares close up 2.6 pct in wild trade

(Reuters) - The index had tumbled as much as 21 percent since last Wednesday, when authorities hiked the stock trading tax to cool a bull run.




Rumors spread on Tuesday afternoon that officials from the securities regulator, the finance ministry and other agencies, concerned by the plunge, planned a meeting to discuss how to stabilize stocks.


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