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Hong Kong shares fall for third day

HONG KONG, Sept 18, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Hong Kong stocks finished Wednesday
with losses, extending a sell-off to a third day as traders fret over the
impact of protests on the city, while they are awaiting a key Federal Reserve
policy decision later in the day.

The Hang Seng Index eased 0.13 percent, or 36.12 points, to 26,754.12.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index edged up 0.25 percent, or 7.54
points, to 2,985.66 and the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on
China’s second exchange, rose 0.26 percent, or 4.26 points, to 1,655.61.

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