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Hong Kong stocks begin on back foot
HONG KONG, March 25, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – Hong Kong stocks started Thursday
with another round of losses following a sell-off on Wall Street and with
investors concerned about the suspension of the city’s Pfizer/BioNTech
vaccine rollout.
The Hang Seng Index fell 1.04 percent, or 290.06 points, to 27,628.08.
The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index dropped 0.36 percent, or 11.99
points, to 3,355.07, while the Shenzhen Composite Index on China’s second
exchange slipped 0.57 percent, or 12.33 points, to 2,154.43.
BSS/AFP/FI/ 0848 hrs