<div id="readability-page-1"><div>China stocks were roughly flat on Thursday, as gains in non-ferrous metal and property shares offset losses in tech names, while Hong Kong shares were up.** China's blue-chip CSI300 Index and the Shanghai Composite Index both edged down 0.1% by the lunch break, while the Hong Kong benchmark Hang Seng was up 0.5%. ** Real estate shares climbed onshore and offshore, with mainland property developer shares listed in Hong Kong up 4.5%. Seazen shares surged nearly 13%. CSI300 real estate index in mainland China rallied over 4%, the best single-day gain in more than a month.** The upbeat sentiment came after local media reported Chinese regulators are no longer requiring property developers to submit some monthly financial metrics, the so-called &#34;three red lines&#34;.** Non-ferrous metals (.CSISNMIM) shares rose 3% onshore, while in Hong Kong materials stocks (.HSCIM) were up 1.7%, as the spot gold price hit a record high.** Turnover in China's onshore markets has stayed around 3 trillion yuan ($420 billion), with new hot sectors emerging and momentum building in nonferrous metals, analysts at Caida Securities said in a note. ** From these signals, the broker said there is little cause for concern at the index level, noting a gradual shift in market focus from technology to cyclicals, with the rally spreading from precious metals to nonferrous and chemicals.** The Shanghai Composite Index was up nearly 5% this year, hovering near a decade high.** Tech shares listed in Hong Kong were down 0.7%, while onshore semiconductor and artificial intelligence shares eased 2.6% and 0.3%, respectively.</div></div>

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China stocks remained flat on Thursday, with the CSI300 Index and Shanghai Composite Index both down 0.1%. Gains in real estate and non-ferrous metals offset tech losses, as Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index rose 0.5%. Real estate shares surged, particularly Seazen, which jumped nearly 13%. Positive sentiment followed reports that regulators eased financial reporting requirements for property developers. Analysts noted a market shift from tech to cyclicals, with the Shanghai Composite up nearly 5% this year, while tech shares in Hong Kong fell 0.7%.

China stocks flat as metals, property gains offset tech