Chinese stocks have had another session to forget, tanking in the final hour of trade to close down nearly 3%.
The benchmark Shanghai Composite index finished the session down 2.9% at 2655.66 points, having been close to breakeven with less than a hour to trade.
The closing level was the lowest seen since November 27, 2014, and extends the decline from the multi year high of 5178.19 struck on June 12 last year to 48.68%.
From another perspective, the index has now nearly halved in just 155 sessions of trade.
The chart below reveals the scale of the recent plunge, along with the remarkable rally that preceded it.
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