HONG KONG: Hong Kong shares ended down on Friday as investors took a step back after a bargain-hunting push fed by heavy losses due to escalating trade war tensions.

The Hang Seng Index shed 0.69 percent, or 181.47 points, to 25,939.30.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.71 percent, or 19.80 points, to 2,774.75 while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, closed 1.27 percent, or 19.09 points lower, at 1,479.86.

Copyright AFP (Agence France-Press), 2019
 

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