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Hong Kong stocks close down

HONG KONG, Sept 20, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Hong Kong stocks ended the week with
another loss Friday as investors fret over the impact of weeks of sometimes
violent protests on the city’s economy.

The Hang Seng Index slipped 0.13 percent, or 33.28 points, to 26,435.67.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.24 percent, or 7.17
points, to 3,006.45 and the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on
China’s second exchange, added 0.16 percent, or 2.72 points, to 1,675.35.

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