Hong Kong: Stocks close on a negative note

[HONG KONG] Hong Kong stocks finished with more losses Monday as investors kept a worried eye on a spike in Covid cases in Europe, which have forced some governments to reintroduce containment measures.

The Hang Seng Index dropped 0.39 per cent, or 98.63 points, to 24,951.34.

The Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.61 per cent, or 21.71 points, to 3,5582.08, while the Shenzhen Composite Index on China's second exchange gained 1.42 per cent, or 35.31 points, to 2,525.58.

AFP