BCN-10 Hong Kong stocks end with hefty losses

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Hong Kong stocks end with hefty losses

HONG KONG, Oct 23, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Hong Kong stocks dived more than three
percent Tuesday, wiping out the previous two day’s gains as geopolitical
fears spread through global markets.

The Hang Seng Index plunged 3.08 percent, or 806.60 points, to 25,346.55.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index shed 2.26 percent, or 60.05 points,
to 2,594.83 and the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China’s
second exchange, tumbled 1.92 percent, or 25.44 points, to 1,300.29.

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