HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks ended the week with another sharp loss on Friday, in line with a broad sell-off across Asia as investors failed to match a rebound on Wall Street owing to geopolitical and trade worries.
The Hang Seng Index slipped 1.11%, or 276.83 points, to 24,717.63.
The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.19%, or 4.95 points, to 2,598.85.
The Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China’s second exchange, dropped 0.17%, or 2.18 points, to 1,290.62.