China reported 14 new COVID-19 cases on the mainland on Feb. 8, official data showed on Tuesday, unchanged from a day earlier and the second day of no locally transmitted infections.
The sub-index of the Hang Seng tracking energy shares rose 0.7pc, the IT sector dipped 2.09pc, the financial sector ended 0.59pc higher and the property sector rose 0.11pc.
The sub-index of the Hang Seng tracking energy shares rose 2.8pc, while the IT sector dipped 2.29pc, the financial sector ended 1.81pc higher and the property sector rose 0.71pc.
China said on Thursday that the United States was abusing the concept of national security to oppress foreign companies following the blacklisting report.
The sub-index of the Hang Seng tracking energy shares dipped 0.3pc, while the IT sector rose 2.08pc, the financial sector ended 0.08pc higher and the property sector rose 2.03pc.
The sub-index of the Hang Seng tracking energy shares rose 1.8pc, the TECH index rose 1.5pc, the financial sector added 0.1pc and the property sector rose 0.4pc.
The Hang Seng index fell 0.7pc, to 24,710.59 points, while the China Enterprises Index, which tracks Hong Kong-listed Chinese firms, lost 0.9pc, to 10,097.08 points.
The sub-index of the Hang Seng tracking energy shares rose 2.1pc, while the IT sector dipped 4.66pc, the financial sector ended 2.09pc lower and the property sector dipped 2.6pc.