Chinese A-shares open lower, with the Shanghai Composite Index down 0.54%, the Shenzhen Component Index down 0.74%, and the ChiNext Index down 0.87%.
Property developers are leading the losses, with an index tracking the sector compiled by Wind Information sliding 2.6%.
Insurance companies, education companies, securities brokerage companies, precious metal companies, defence companies, liquor makers, food producers are mostly lower.
Retailers continue to rally, with Zhongbai Holdings hitting its limit-up for the seventh day in the pat ten trading days. The ice and snow economy stocks remain active.