BEIJING, May 13 (Xinhua) -- Shares fell 1.84 percent on Tuesday amid investor uncertainty over the impact of the Sichuan earthquake, analysts said, and dozens of companies based in the quake region stopped trading.

    The 66 Sichuan- and Chongqing-based companies (45 in Shanghai, 21 in Shenzhen) will resume trading after they release information concerning quake damage.

    The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index closed at 3,560.24 points, down 66.74 points. The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 13,074.23 points, down 91.87 points, or 0.7 percent.

    Combined turnover rose to 187.65 billion yuan (26.8 billion U.S. dollars) from 174.8 billion yuan on Monday.

    Disaster-relief related shares were in the spotlight. Medical shares gained 6.87 percent, with about one-fourth, or 21 of the sector stocks, rising by the daily limit of 10 p...

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