Hong Kong: Stocks close lower
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[HONG KONG] Hong Kong stocks finished Friday on a negative note following a tepid lead from Wall Street and ahead of the release of key US jobs data, while traders weighed China-US ties after Joe Biden added more Chinese firms to an investment blacklist.
The Hang Seng Index fell 0.17 per cent, or 47.93 points, to 28,918.10.
The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index added 0.21 per cent, or 7.63 points, to 3,591.84, while the Shenzhen Composite Index on China's second exchange gained 0.63 per cent, or 15.01 points, to 2,407.65.
AFP
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