Hong Kong: Stocks hit as tech, real estate firms fall

[Hong Kong] Hong Kong shares ended the week with sharp losses as technology firms tracked a sell-off in Apple, while real estate firms were hit by worries about rising interest rates.

The Hang Seng Index fell 0.94 per cent, or 290.11 points, to 30,418.33.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index slipped 1.47 per cent, or 45.84 points, to 3,071.54 and the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, dropped 2.00 per cent, or 36.30 points, to 1,778.34.

AFP