China stocks end down 0.1 pct, large caps soft

SHANGHAI, Nov 12 (Reuters) - China's key stock index eased 0.07 percent on Thursday, with large caps weak as profit-taking moved in after a nearly uninterrupted climb since late last month, but consumer sector shares rose on expectations of solid earnings.

The Shanghai Composite Index .SSEC ended at 3,172.945 points, after snapping an eight-session rally on Wednesday when it ended marginally weaker.

Gaining Shanghai A shares outnumbered losers by 494 to 370, while turnover edged up to 152 billion yuan ($22.27 billion) from Wednesday's 144 billion yuan. ($1=6.826 Yuan) (Reporting by Claire Zhang and Edmund Klamann)