China’s stocks fell for a sixth day, the longest losing streak in six months, after Daiwa Securities Group Inc. cut its second-quarter growth estimate for the world’s second-biggest economy.
Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Rare Earth Hi-Tech Co. led a gauge of material producers lower on the prospect of weaker demand. Shanxi Coal International Energy Group Co. (600546) dropped to the lowest level since August 2010 after the board approved the resignation of its chairman. China Oilfield Services Ltd. (2883) and Offshore Oil Engineering Co. jumped more than 6 percent on expectations oil equipment makers will benefit after Cnooc Ltd. invited bids for oil blocks.
“The market is bearish on the long-term outlook for China’s economic growth and we haven’t seen a new driver for the economy emerge so far,” said Wang Zheng, Shanghai-based chief investment officer at Jingxi Investment Management Co., which manages about $120 million.
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