Hong Kong stocks finish with more losses

AFP

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The Hang Seng Index slipped 2.61 percent, or 582.69 points, to 21,709.13

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HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks suffered another loss thursday as massive stimulus and central bank financial support pledges fail to soothe global investors rocked by the coronavirus pandemic.

The Hang Seng Index slipped 2.61 percent, or 582.69 points, to 21,709.13.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.98 percent, or 26.63 points, to 2,702.13

The Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, gained 0.28 percent, or 4.68 points, to 1,682.93.

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