The index lost 8.91 points, or 2.3 percent, to close at 379.68.

The index has lost almost 30 percent of its value since the start of the year.

On Friday, the index lost 527.65 points, a 2 percent decline.

The index lost an additional 30 percent of its value in the first two weeks.

And the index lost more than 100 points in the eight trading days after the first close above 3,000, on April 17, 1991.

The general index lost 0.41 per cent in low turnover.

But in the first quarter this year the index lost 7.6 percent.

Only once, in 1984, did the index lose ground after a 20 percent gain.

But others said the index had lost much of its significance.

Since a peak on April 12, the index has lost 30 percent of its value.