The Business Times

Hong Kong: Stocks fall more than 3%

Published Thu, Jan 7, 2016 · 02:33 AM

[HONG KONG] Hong Kong stocks fell more than three percent in morning trade after a slump in Chinese share markets sparked an automatic "circuit breaker", halting trading on the mainland for the rest of the day.

In mid-morning trade, the Hang Seng index was down 3.05 per cent, or 639.48 points, at 20,341.33.

AFP

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