** Shares of China's housing transactions and leasing service provider KE Holdings lead slide in mainland property related stocks, falling 4.5% to 36.25 yuan and on track for the biggest one-day pct decline since Jan 22
** KE is the biggest pct loser in Hang Seng Composite Index on properties and construction stocks
** China's new home prices dropped for an eighth straight month in February, official data showed on Friday, despite a slew of measures to shore up the fragile property sector
** New home prices fell 0.3% month-on-month, in line with January's decline. On a year-on-year basis, prices fell 1.4%, faster than the 0.7% drop in January and the biggest decline in 13 months
** Shares of property developers fall with Longfor
, China Vanke , Gemdale Properties , CIFI , Sunac , Country Garden and Agile down between 1.4% and 3.7%
** In China, the blue-chip CSI 300 Index slips 0.6% and CSI 300 Real Estate Index eases 1%
** In Hong Kong, Hang Seng Mainland Properties Index
drops 2.7%, index tracking properties and construction stocks falls 1.5%, and Hang Seng Index down 1.8%
(Reporting by Donny Kwok)
((donny.kwok@thomsonreuters.com))
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