China stocks ended lower Thursday after data showed industrial profit growth in China continuing to slow in August and after the US Federal Reserve lifted rates, while news of A-share inclusion in FTSE Russell indexes failed to boost sentiment.
At the close, the blue-chip CSI300 index was 0.4 percent lower at 3,403.59, while the Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.5 percent to 2,791.77 points. The CSI300 financial sector sub-index ended down 0.43 percent, the consumer staples sector fell 0.06 percent, the real estate index lost 0.66 percent and the healthcare sub-index gained 0.69 percent. The smaller Shenzhen index ended down 1.26 percent and the start-up board ChiNext Composite index was weaker by 1.44 percent.