China stocks end mixed on policy support, expanding factory activity

SHANGHAI: China stocks ended little changed on Thursday, following four sessions of declines, after a private-sector survey showed the country's factory activity expanded modestly in January, while efforts to stabilise the market by the "national team" also helped.

** The blue-chip index closed up 0.1% on the first day of February after posting a record six monthly declines in a row, while the Shanghai Composite ended 0.6% lower.