China Shanghai Composite softens 0.2%; Small-caps lead declines

The Mainland China equity market ended softer on Tuesday, 05 December 2017, dragged down by gauge of smaller growth companies on concern that the regulator will intensify the scrutiny of speculation on small-caps. However, market losses caped after a private survey showed growth in China's services sector activity picked up to a three-month high in November. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index slipped 0.2% to 3,303.68. The ChiNext index of start-ups slumped 2.2%, or 39.18 points, to 1,758.59.

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