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Hong Kong stocks end lower

Published November 24, 2016 Updated November 24, 2016 08:21am

HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks retreated Thursday, with energy firms hit by concerns over the outlook for an agreement between OPEC and Russia to cut oil production in order to boost prices.

The Hang Seng Index closed down 0.30 percent, or 68.20 points, at 22,608.49.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index was flat, edging up 0.60 points to 3,241.74. The Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, lost 0.38 percent, or 8.02 points, to 2,121.49.

Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2016