Markets
Hong Kong shares fall 2 percent
HONG KONG : Hong Kong stocks closed two percent lower Wednesday as markets weighed positive US economic data against on
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The benchmark Hang Seng index lost 387.54 points to 18,960.90 on turnover of HK$60.88 billion ($7.82 billion).
Chinese shares closed down 2.48 percent.
The Shanghai Composite Index, which covers both A and B shares, ended down 62.80 points at 2,466.96 on turnover of 92.4 billion yuan ($14.5 billion).
Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2011