China Starts Earnings With 9 in 10 Firms Expecting Higher Profit

  • Communication, health care firms predict biggest profit growth
  • CSI 300 Index on pace for biggest weekly decline in 7 weeks
Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg
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Hundreds of Chinese companies are set to report an improvement in annual earnings, offering investors a stronger fundamental backdrop after stocks sank this week.