China stocks close lower, tracking losses on external markets (2)

Real estate shares led Thursday's decline, which dived in the late afternoon session. Join In (Holding) Co., Ltd. tumbled 8.36 percent to 9.97 yuan, while CRED Holdings Co., Ltd. declined 5.93 percent to 3.81 yuan.

Shares related to the smart grid also performed poorly, with Guangzhou Zhiguang Electric Co., Ltd. down 6.19 percent to 4.55 yuan. NARI Technology Development Limited Company shed 4.76 percent to 15.41 yuan.

Bucking the trend, shares related to ecological construction continued to gain Thursday after an amendment to the Constitution of the Communist Party of China (CPC), approved on Wednesday, highlighted the need to promote ecological progress.

Fujian Jinsen Forestry Co., Ltd. climbed 6.28 percent to 15.9 yuan, while Guangzhou Devotion Thermal Technology Co., Ltd. was up 2.69 percent to 14.91 yuan.

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