China Stocks-Factors to watch on Thursday
* PREVIOUS TRADING SESSION MOVES:
* SSEC -0.5 pct, CSI300 -0.7 pct, HSI -1.0 pct
* Shanghai->HK daily quota used 6.0 pct
* Shenzhen->HK daily quota used 5.2 pct
* CNY official close 6.3206 per dollar
* FTSE China A50 -0.6 pct, BNY Mellon ADR China Select Index +0.8 pct
SHANGHAI, March 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:
* Trump set to authorize steel, aluminum tariffs on Thursday
* China leads charge against U.S. tariffs at WTO meeting
* China aims to produce record coal, natural gas volumes this year
* China's Tianjin vows to haul up "lazy" officials in push for growth
* China's two big oil majors urge tax breaks for building gas storage and imports
* China to start building 6-8 new reactors this year -govt
* China's Shanxi to open resources to coalbed gas exploration, development -Xinhua Data:
* China FX reserves fall in February, first drop in 13 months
* Offshore holdings of China gov't bonds rise in February for 12th straight month Data due:
* China Feb trade data
Company moves:
In focus
* Continental bets on 'mild hybrid' batteries in JV with China's CITC
Earnings/Performance
* Wuxi Lead Intelligent Equipment's 2017 net profit up 84.9 pct y/y
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* Shenzhen Airport's Feb passenger throughput up 12.7 percent y/y, cargo throughput up 2.1 percent y/y
* BYD sold 15,687 new energy cars in Jan-Feb
* China Galaxy Securities' Feb net profit 47.6 million yuan down 84.9 pct y/y
* Orient Securities' Feb net loss at 294.9 million yuan
Equity changes/IPOs
* Singapore's GIC trims stake in China Pacific Insurance - HKEX Filing
* Lock-up period for Air China's 926.6 million shares to end on march 12
* Lock-up period for Shenzhen Fenda Technology's 144 million shares to end on March 9
* Yunnan Chuangxin New Material's shareholder plans to unload stake in the company
* Guangzhou Tinci Materials Technology's shareholder plans to cut stake in the company M&A
* Meidu Energy agrees to buy 98.5 pct stake in Shandong lithium producer for 290.6 mln yuan Trading halt/resumption
* Pengxin International Mining's share trade to resume on march 8
* Shenzhen Zhenye Group's share trade to resume on March 8 Regulation
* Hunan Valin Steel to withdraw delisting risk warning after returning to profit in 2017
* Chongqing Iron & Steel to withdraw delisting risk warning after returning to profit Other moves (spin-offs, divestitures, deals)
* CRRC, controlling shareholder and Tianjin trust will set up finance leasing JV (Compiled by Luoyan Liu; Editing by Sam Holmes)