An investor checks his smartphone at trading hall in Shanghai on February 25, 2019. Photo: Xinhua
China stocks edge lower after data points to cooling industrial output
- Mainland brokerages knocked lower after regulator announces tighter scrutiny of margin financing
- Cathay Pacific shares rise after it reports net profit following two straight years of losses
- Telecom stocks get boost after China Unicom reports five-fold jump in net profit
- Markets have largely anticipated weaker economic data, analyst says
An investor checks his smartphone at trading hall in Shanghai on February 25, 2019. Photo: Xinhua