Shares in the iPhone manufacturer Foxconn International have fallen almost 8%, a day after the company reported heavy losses.

iPhone生产商富士康报告严重亏损，一天之后其股价下跌大约8%。

The Taiwanese firm, which makes handsets（手机） for names including Apple and Nokia, reported a net loss of $143m (£93m) for the first half of the year.

Foxconn blamed the "difficult" and "volatile¹（挥发的，不稳定的） " handset market, as well as higher costs for the loss.

Shares in the company were down 7.8% to HK$5.13.

At one stage, they fell as low as HK$4.98 - the lowest level since 22 July.

Foxconn said costs for buying new properties more than doubled to $169m.

It said it would prioritise moving into the increasingly popular and lucrative²（赚钱的，合算的） smartphone market.

Earlier this month, Foxconn said that it would hire more workers in China in order to cut employees' overtime³（加班时间） while maintaining production. The move followed a spate⁴（洪水，一阵） of suicides at its Chinese factories.

The company has also increased wages in China.