Stocks fall most in two weeks on property concerns
SHANGHAI - Mainland stocks fell the most in two weeks as rising property prices boosted concern the government will deepen measures to curb speculation and reports of a probe into rubber futures fuelled a sell off in commodity prices.
China Vanke Co and Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd paced declines for developers and banks as Jones Lang LaSalle Inc said Chinese government may further tighten anti-speculation measures.
Jiangxi Copper Co dropped the most in three weeks as metal prices slid after the Securities Times reported that regulators were investigating large positions in natural rubber futures.
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