Chinese stocks plunge on Monday(3/4)

An investor looks through stock information at a trading hall of a securities firm in Shijiangzhuang, capital of north China's Hebei province, Jan 19, 2015. Chinese shares dived on Monday, with the key Shanghai index tumbling the most in more than six years. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index plummeted 7.7 percent to end at 3,116.35 points, the steepest daily fall since June 2008. The Shenzhen Component Index sank 6.61 percent to end at 10,770.93 points. (Xinhua/Wang Xiao)