BCN-39 Hong Kong stocks slip as energy firms take hit

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Hong Kong stocks slip as energy firms take hit

HONG KONG, Nov 14, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Hong Kong stocks ended sharply lower
Wednesday, with energy firms taking another beating as investors were spooked
by plunging oil prices.

The Hang Seng Index finished down 0.54 percent, or 138.44 points, at
25,654.43.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.85 percent, or 22.64 points,
to end at 2,632.24 and the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on
China’s second exchange, slid 0.40 percent, or 5.56 points, to 1,378.36.

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