China’s Stocks Fall to Two-Week Low on Japan Radiation Concern

China’s stocks fell, driving the benchmark index to its lowest in more than two weeks, after the risk of radiation leaks in Japan escalated and concern grew that last week’s quake will slow Asia’s economic growth.

Dongfang Electric Corp., which makes nuclear power-related products, fell 5.2 percent after Japan’s Prime Minister Naoto Kan said the danger of further radiation leaks was rising at a nuclear facility north of Tokyo. Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. led declines among coal producers on concern Japan’s demand for the fuel will decline. Ping An Insurance (Group) Co., the nation’s second-biggest life insurer, slid 2.8 percent after selling shares to a Hong Kong billionaire to boost capital.