Hong Kong: Shares open on back foot
HONG KONG stocks sank at the start of trade on Wednesday (Nov 16) following three days of healthy gains after Poland said a Russian-made missile hit a village in the country, killing two people, and put its army on alert. The Hang Seng Index fell 0.95 per cent, or 173.91 points, to 18,169.21, having piled on more than 10 per cent since Thursday’s close. The Shanghai Composite Index was flat, inching down 0.43 points to 3,133.65, while the Shenzhen Composite Index on China’s second exchange eased 0.10 per cent, or 2.14 points, to 2,051.96. AFP
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