China’s Stocks Fall, Capping Weekly Drop on Credit, Inflation

China’s stocks fell, capping the benchmark index’s biggest weekly loss in three months, on speculation the government won’t ease policy measures to cool inflation even as economic and earnings growth slows.

Huaxia Bank Co. and Industrial Bank Co. led declines for lenders after Caijing reported the odds the central bank will lower the reserve requirement ratio for small and medium-sized banks are small. Jiangxi Copper Co. slid 1.8 percent before a report that may show the U.S. added fewer jobs in August. Air China Ltd. dropped to the lowest since December 2009 after the International Air Transport Association said global airlines face a “weaker end to the year.”