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The agriculture sector sub-index fell 1.4 while the consumer staples sector lost 0.83%. The smaller Shenzhen index ended down 0.51% and the start-up board ChiNext Composite index was weaker by 0.735%. Getty Images Shanghai Composite index was down 0.56% at 3,340.78. The blue-chip CSI300 index was down 0.66%, with its real estate index down 1.21% and the healthcare sub-index down 0.61%. BEIJING: China shares ended lower on Wednesday, with property firms among the biggest laggards, on mounting pressure for raising cash under the government's new debt-ratio caps, while profit-taking in agricultural stocks after recent sharp gains also weighed. At the...
