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Hong Kong, Chinese markets plunge on growth worries
HONG KONG, March 25, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Hong Kong and mainland Chinese
stocks tumbled more than two percent Monday, in line with a sell-off across
Asian markets fuelled by concerns about the global economy.
The Hang Seng Index dropped 2.03 percent, or 590.01 points, to close at
28,523.35.
The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index sank 1.97 percent, or 61.12 points,
to 3,043.03 and the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China’s
second exchange, shed 1.44 percent, or 24.51 points, to 1,676.43.
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