Hong Kong stocks closed lower on Friday, marking the end of a volatile week of trading, as the arrest of a senior Huawei executive dampened hopes of a lasting resolution to the US-China trade conflict.
The Hang Seng index fell 0.4 percent, to 26,063.76, while the China Enterprises Index lost 1.1 percent, to 10,369.40 points.
The sub-index of the Hang Seng tracking energy shares dipped 1.9 percent, while the IT sector rose 1.2 percent, the financial sector ended 1.09 percent lower and the property sector rose 1.14 percent.
The top gainer on the Hang Seng was Link Real Estate Investment Trust, which gained 2.72 percent, while the biggest loser was Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd, which fell 7.88 percent.

Copyright Reuters, 2018

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