SHANGHAI, Nov 20 (Reuters) - China left benchmark

lending rates unchanged on Thursday for the sixth consecutive

month in November, matching market expectations.

The one-year loan prime rate (LPR) was kept

at 3.0%, while the five-year LPR was unchanged

at 3.5%.

In a Reuters survey of 23 market participants conducted this

week, all participants predicted no change to either of the two

rates.

Most new and outstanding loans in China are based on the

one-year LPR, while the five-year rate influences the pricing of

mortgages.

(Reporting by Shanghai Newsroom; Editing by Muralikumar

Anantharaman)