HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks finished with more losses Monday as investors kept a worried eye on a spike in Covid cases in Europe that has forced some governments to reintroduce containment measures.

The Hang Seng Index dropped 0.39 percent, or 98.63 points, to 24,951.34.

The Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.61 percent, or 21.71 points, to 3,5582.08, while the Shenzhen Composite Index on China's second exchange gained 1.42 percent, or 35.31 points, to 2,525.58.