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Hong Kong shares fall at close
HONG KONG, July 18, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Hong Kong stocks edged down
Wednesday, reversing minor gains made earlier on the back of a Wall Street
rally following the US Federal Reserve chief’s positive economic outlook.
The Hang Seng Index fell 0.2 percent, or 58.93 points, to 28,122.75.
The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index lost 1.00 percent, or 27.76 points,
to 2,759.13 and the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China’s
second exchange, shed 1.96 percent, or 31.24 points, to 1,563.00.
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