Chinese shares closed lower on Thursday with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.21 percent, or 4.70 points, to finish at 2,247.06.
Chinese shares retreated following strong gains on the previous trading day. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.19% to finish at 2,193.13.
Stocks warm to reform plan
Data was released by the central bank for the first time on Wednesday on its newly created standing lending facility.
Sixteen brokerage firms that released financial results for October saw a combined drop in profit of 63 percent year-on-year.
China's new loans grew at the slowest pace in 10 months in October amid government efforts to deleverage and restructure the economy.
China's CSI300 share index closed at its lowest in two months, ahead of a fresh batch of macroeconomic data and a key Party meeting.
Chinese shares closed slightly higher on the first trading day of November with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.37 percent, or 7.95 points, to finish at 2,149.56.
The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, fell 1.1 percent, or 13.59 points, to close at 1,221.96 points on Friday.
China's stock index futures closed higher on Friday, with the contract for November, the most actively traded, up 0.64 percent from the previous trading day to close at 2,391.4 points.
The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, lost 2.96 percent, or 37.74 points, to close at 1,235.56 points on Thursday.
China's stock index futures closed lower on Thursday, with the contract for November, the most actively traded, down 0.61 percent from the previous trading day to close at 2,381.0points.
Chinese shares shed on Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.87 percent, or 18.85 points, to finish at 2,141.61.
Chinese shares rallied strongly on Wednesday, with the key benchmark Shanghai Composite Index rising 1.48 percent, or 31.6 points, to finish at 2,160.46.
China should consider setting up more provincial asset management companies to strip off bad assets and to guard against risks related to government debt, experts said.
Chinese shares ended mixed on Tuesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.23 percent, or 5.01 points, to close at 2,128.86.
China's stock index futures closed higher on Monday, with the contract for November, the most actively traded, up 0.24 percent to finish at 2,363.6 points.
The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, gained 0.78 percent, or 9.88 points, to close at 1,279.05 points on Monday.
The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.04 percent, or 0.91 points, to close at 2,133.87. The Shenzhen Index fell 0.51%, or 42.93 points, to close at 8,336.68.
China's stock index futures closed lower on Friday, with the contract for November, the most actively traded, down 1.81 percent to finish at 2,360.6 points.
China's treasury bond futures closed higher on Friday, with the contract for settlement in December, the most actively traded, up 0.082 yuan to 93.688 yuan ($15.28).