HONG KONG: Hong Kong shares sank Wednesday as investors fretted over the US-China trade war and its implications for the global economy.

The Hang Seng Index fell 0.57 percent, or 155.10 points, to close at 27,235.71.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index closed 0.16 percent higher, or 4.79 points, at 2,914.70, while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, was flat at 1,541.66.

Copyright AFP (Agence France-Press), 2019

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