BCN-24 Hong Kong stocks end down ahead of US-China tariffs

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Hong Kong stocks end down ahead of US-China tariffs

HONG KONG, July 5, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Hong Kong shares edged down Thursday
as anxious investors braced for US-China tariffs due within hours.

The Hang Seng Index shed 0.21 percent, or 59.58 points, to close at
28,182.09.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index dropped 0.92 percent, or 25.25
points, to 2,733.88, while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks
on China’s second exchange, lost 2.20 percent, or 34.33 points.

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