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Hong Kong stocks finish with more losses

AFP
Published : Mar 19, 2020, 2:14 pm IST
Updated : Mar 19, 2020, 2:20 pm IST

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

Representative Image (AFP)
 Representative Image (AFP)

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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