Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
DJIA	15,307.20	-80.41	-0.52%
S&P 500	1,655.35	-13.81	-0.83%
Nasdaq	3,463.30	-38.82	-1.11%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

DJIA

15,307.20

-80.41

-0.52%

S&P 500

1,655.35

-13.81

-0.83%

Nasdaq

3,463.30

-38.82

-1.11%

Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
STOXX 50	2,773.41	-61.60	-2.17%
FTSE 100	6,716.09	-124.18	-1.82%
DAX	8,325.33	-205.56	-2.41%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

STOXX 50

2,773.41

-61.60

-2.17%

FTSE 100

6,716.09

-124.18

-1.82%

DAX

8,325.33

-205.56

-2.41%

Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
Nikkei	14,484.00	-1,143.28	-7.32%
Hang Seng	22,669.70	-591.40	-2.54%
S&P/ASX 200	5,062.45	-102.92	-1.99%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

Nikkei

14,484.00

-1,143.28

-7.32%

Hang Seng

22,669.70

-591.40

-2.54%

S&P/ASX 200

5,062.45

-102.92

-1.99%

China Closes 10.71 Gigawatts of Small Coal-Fired Power Plants, Xinhua Says

By Bloomberg News - 2010-07-25T12:25:28Z

China has closed 10.71 gigawatts of inefficient small coal-fired power plants as of July 15, two months ahead of schedule, the official Xinhua News Agency reported today, citing the National Energy Administration.

China has shut 70.77 gigawatts of small thermal power plants since 2006 under a plan aimed at boosting coal burning efficiency, the news agency said.

--Wang Ying. Editors: Tan Hwee Ann

To contact the reporter on this story: Ying Wang in Beijing at ywang30@bloomberg.net

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