China B-shares end morning mixed; airlines surge.

(From AFX Europe (Focus))

BEIJING (XFN-ASIA) - China B-shares finished the morning mixed on profit-taking following gains last week, with the Shenzhen market dragged down by property developer China Vanke.

Airlines were sharply higher after a report that the government plans to inject fresh capital into the parents of China Eastern and China Southern Airlines.

The Shanghai B-share Index was up 0.69 point or 0.65 pct at 107.14, while the Shenzhen B-share Index fell 1.84 points or 0.73 pct to 251.16.

The FTSE/Xinhua China B 35 Index was down …