The China Enterprises Index of top locally listed mainland Chinese stocks had fallen 2.49 percent to 11,663.06.
Here are some of the stocks on the move:
* CNPC (Hong Kong) fell 9.98 percent to its lowest level in more than three weeks after the company said it would cooperate with the Wuhai government to invest in a project to reduce coke oven gas emissions in the city in Inner Mongolia, with investment totalling 4.1 billion yuan ($600.6 million).
By 0311 GMT, the stock was trading at HK$10.10.
* Resource-related stocks tumbled in heavy trade after oil and metals prices slumped for a second straight day on Thursday, dragged down by weak investor sentiment following U.S. President Barack Obama's plan to reduce risky trading at banks. .
By 0218 GMT, oil producer PetroChina had fallen 1.42 percent to HK$9.05, peer CNOOC had shed 2.7 percent to HK$11.52 and Sinopec had lost 1.71 percent to HK$6.31.
U.S. crude futures hit a four-week low on Friday after U.S. government data showed a large build in gasoline inventories and a sharp drop in U.S. refining activity amid signs of slowing oil demand..
Aluminum Corp of China Ltd (Chalco) was down 3.64 percent at HK$8.73 after aluminium prices fell.
((Reporting by Sui-Lee Wee; Editing by Chris Lewis))
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