China stocks inch lower amid growth concerns; developers rise

China’s main stock indexes
edged lower on Wednesday amid ongoing uncertainty about growth
outlook, but resilient home prices and government efforts to
boost the economy kept declines in check.
** At the midday break, the Shanghai Composite index was
down 0.06 percent at 2,568.88.
** China’s blue-chip CSI300 index fell 0.09 percent,
with its financial sector sub-index lower by 0.06
percent and the healthcare sub-index up 1.04 percent.
** Property shares rose after new