A man smokes in front an electronic board showing stock information at a brokerage house in Shenyang

A man smokes in front an electronic board showing stock information at a brokerage house in Shenyang, Liaoning province March 15, 2011. China’s main stock index closed down 1.4 percent on Tuesday, as worries that China’s central bank will continue to drain funds from the financial system added to fears about Japan’s nuclear crisis. REUTERS/Stringer (CHINA – Tags: BUSINESS)