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Hong Kong, Shanghai stocks end with losses
HONG KONG, Oct 18, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Shares in Hong Kong and Shanghai sank
on Friday after data showed China’s economy growing at its slowest pace for
almost 30 years.
The Hang Seng Index fell 0.48 percent, or 128.91 points, to 26,719.58.
The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index fell 1.32 percent, or 39.19 points,
to 2,938.14, while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on
China’s second exchange, dropped 1.17 percent, or 19.20 points, to 1,616.72.
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