China: Stocks fall after weak factory activity survey

[SHANGHAI] China stocks fell over 1 per cent on Monday after an official survey showed China's factory sector was in worse shape than expected.

The CSI300 index of the largest listed companies in Shanghai and Shenzhen fell 1.5 per cent, to 2,901.05, while the Shanghai Composite Index lost 1.8 per cent, to 2,688.85 points.

REUTERS