Hong Kong stocks end down but pare early losses

Hong Kong: Hong Kong stocks ended more than one percent down Tuesday but while they were up from morning lows, investors remain on edge ahead of the imposition of US tariffs on Chinese goods at the week's end.

The Hang Seng Index shed 1.41 percent, or 409.54 points, to close at 28,545.57 as it reopened after an extended weekend break.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.41 percent, or 11.33 points, to 2,786.89 and the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, rose 0.76 percent, or 11.98 points, to 1,594.24.