Chinese shares fell at the close of Friday's session as sentiment was not lifted following the release of a string of less than impressive economic data, especially the slowdown of industrial activity.
The Shanghai Composite Index slid 1.5%, or 49.11 points, to cap the week's trade at 3,330.73. The Shenzhen Component Index dropped 2.6%, or 288.81 points, to 10,748.97.
The National Bureau of Statistics published a series of data on Friday, including China's industrial output, which rose 5.3% year over year in October, easing from the 5.4% growth in September and missing market expectations.
The retail sales of consumer goods rose 4.8% year over year to 4.540 trillion yuan in the same month, faster than the 3.2% rise logged the previous month, while urban unemployment rate stood at 5%, down 0.1 percentage points from September.
Fixed asset investments grew 3.4% year over year to 42.3 trillion yuan in the January-October period.
China's property sector continues to lag as real estate development investment plunged 10.3% year on year to 8.631 trillion yuan during the January-October period, the NBS said, with the prices of newly built homes slipping 0.5% in October, albeit the drop slowed down compared to the 0.7% decline the previous month.
In corporate news, Seres Group (SHA:601127) dipped over 6% despite plans to distribute cash dividends totaling 499.7 million yuan for the first three quarters of the year.
Qinglong Pipes Industry Group (SHE:002457) dropped nearly 5% despite winning a procurement bid for prestressed concrete cylinder pipes for 168.1 million yuan.
Shenzhen Ampron Technology (SHE:301413) fell around 4% after receiving an order worth 40.2 million yuan to supply EHB brake system pressure sensors to a domestic new energy vehicle company.
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