Indexes help shore up confidence in growth

The Chinese economy remained stable in January and February amid brighter market expectations, figures released on Thursday by the National Bureau of Statistics show.

Analysts said economic expansion may pick up in the next few months after the effects of the country's bolstering measures take effect.

Fixed-asset investment growth was 6.1 percent year-on-year in the combined January to February period, compared with 5.9 percent for the whole of 2018, the NBS said on Thursday.