Hong Kong stocks extend losses in morning

HONG KONG: Hong Kong shares ended the morning session down Tuesday, extending a sell-off to a fourth day, with investors fretting over geopolitical tensions after a series of deadly suspected attacks in Europe.

The Hang Seng Index fell 0.29 percent, or 64.16 points, to 21,768.52 by the break.

And the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index slipped 0.52 percent, or 16.06 points, to 3,102.02, while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, edged down 0.05 percent, or 0.93 points, to 1,983.17.