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Hong Kong: Stocks dive more than 3% at open after US plunge

Published Thu, Oct 11, 2018 · 02:15 AM

    [HONG KONG] Hong Kong stocks dropped more than three per cent at the opening on Thursday following the worst session on Wall Street for months, as US traders fretted about surging interest rates.

    The Hang Seng Index was down 3.26 per cent in early trade.

    AFP

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