China stocks close down at lowest level since September

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China stocks closed down on Monday at their lowest since September, following weak inflation data over the weekend and continuing investor anxiety over the economy and the trajectory of the yuan.

The CSI300 index <.CSI300> of the largest listed companies in Shanghai and Shenzhen fell 5.0 percent, to 3,192.45, while the Shanghai Composite Index <.SSEC> lost 5.3 percent, to 3,016.70 points.

Among the most active stocks in Shanghai were Meiyan Jixiang (>> Guangdong Meiyan Jixiang Hydrpwr Co Ltd), down 10.1 percent to 6.53 yuan; Shanxi Coal (>> Shanxi Coal Internationl Enrgy Gr Co Ltd), up 10.1 percent to 5.12 yuan and Agricultural Bank of China (>> Agricultural Bank of China Ltd), down 1.9 percent to 3.10 yuan.

In Shenzhen, Hebei Steel (>> Hebei Iron And Steel Co Ltd), down 0.3 percent to 3.62 yuan; BOE Technology (>> BOE Technology Group Co. Ltd), down 3.2 percent to 2.75 yuan and Myhome (>> Myhome Real Estate Development Gp Co Ltd), up 2.0 percent to 5.68 yuan were among the most actively traded.

Total turnover of A shares traded in Shanghai was 26.9 billion lots, while Shenzhen volume was 26.0 billion lots.

(Reporting by Nathaniel Taplin; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)

Stocks treated in this article : Hebei Iron And Steel Co Ltd, Myhome Real Estate Development Gp Co Ltd, Shanxi Coal Internationl Enrgy Gr Co Ltd, Guangdong Meiyan Jixiang Hydrpwr Co Ltd, Agricultural Bank of China Ltd, BOE Technology Group Co. Ltd