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China Stocks-Factors to watch on Thursday

* PREVIOUS TRADING SESSION MOVES:

* SSEC -1.8 pct, CSI300 -2.4 pct, HSI -0.9 pct

* HK->Shenzhen Connect daily quota used 15.1 pct

* CNY official close 6.283 per dollar

* FTSE China A50 -3.4 pct, BNY Mellon ADR China Select Index -2.8 pct

SHANGHAI, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Following is a list of recent corporate and policy announcements, as well as other news that might affect Chinese financial markets. Policy, government, sector news:

* C.banks should consider using digital currencies - China think tank

* China says will take more steps to lower corporate leverage level

* China aims to meet 2020 target for steel capacity cuts this year, warns on resumption

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* China pig prices plunge even as nation gears up to feast on favourite meat

* China's Dalian issues draft rules on foreign participation in iron ore trading Data:

* China Jan FX reserves rise for 12th month as yuan rallies

* China Jan iron ore imports rise to sixth-highest on record - ship-tracking data Data due:

* China Jan trade data

Company moves:

In focus

* China's Ping An Ventures to raise up to $1.3 bln for healthcare investments -source

* China's Didi sets up electric car-sharing platform

* Senators propose bill to block U.S. from using Huawei, ZTE equipment

* Leshi to hold shareholder meeting, administrator to terminate its employee stock ownership plan in advance

* Zijin Mining sets 2018 output targets for gold, copper

Earnings/Performance

* Anxin Trust's 2017 net profit up 20.9 percent y/y

* China South Publishing & Media's prelim 2017 net profit down 16.2 pct y/y

* Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical's preliminary 2017 net profit up 26.45 pct y/y

* China Galaxy Securities' Jan net profit up 56 pct y/y

* Jiangxi Special Electric Motor expects q1 net profit to rise 320-370 pct y/y

* Great Wall Motor's Jan vehicle sales up 20.6 pct y/y

* BYD sold 42,338 vehicles in Jan

Equity changes

* Lock-up period for Zhejiang Chint Electrics' 248 mln shares to end on Feb 22

* Lock-up period for China Aerospace Times Electronics' 274.2 mln shares to end on Feb 22

* Hangzhou Binjiang Real Estate Group's controlling shareholder increases stake in the company IPOs

* Tianjin 712 Communication & Broadcasting's Shanghai IPO 5,123.02 times oversubscribed

* Jiangsu Financial Leasing's Shanghai IPO 1,375.41 times oversubscribed in online tranche

* Guizhou Taiyong Changzheng Technology's IPO 4,219.6 times oversubscribed M&A

* Wuhu Shunrong Sanqi Interactive to acquire stake in jiangsu network firm for 1.4 bln yuan

* Tahoe Group to acquire stake in real estate firm for 785.5 million yuan Trading halt/resumption

* Jiangsu Hongtu High Technology's share trade to halt pending announcement

* Beijing Gehua CATV Network's share trade to resume on Feb 8 (Compiled by Luoyan Liu)