Hong Kong: Shares end the day lower

[HONG KONG] Hong Kong stocks closed on Monday with more losses, in line with a heavy sell-off across Asia, as investors struggled to track a record close on Wall Street with attention now on the beginning of the earnings season.

The Hang Seng Index dropped 0.86 per cent, or 245.52 points, to 28,453.28.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index dropped 1.09 per cent, or 37.73 points, to 3,412.95, while the Shenzhen Composite Index on China's second exchange sank 2.13 per cent, or 47.69 points, to 2,188.89.

AFP