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Hong Kong stocks finish with losses

Published December 17, 2021 Updated December 17, 2021 02:15pm
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HONG KONG: Stocks in Hong Kong and Shanghai fell Friday following a retreat on Wall Street and fresh China-US tensions after Washington imposed fresh sanctions and trade measures on Beijing over its treatment of the Uyghur minority.

The Hang Seng Index fell 1.20 percent, or 282.87 points, to 23,192.63.

The Shanghai Composite Index dropped 1.16 percent, or 42.65 points, to 3,632.36, while the Shenzhen Composite Index on China's second exchange lost 1.41 percent, or 36.16 points, to 2,523.15.