Hong Kong: Stocks drop in opening trade

[HONG KONG] Hong Kong tumbled in the first few minutes of trade Thursday (Feb 24) morning after separatists called for help from Moscow to repel Ukrainian forces, ramping up fears of a Russian invasion.

The Hang Seng Index sank 1.66 per cent or 392.25 points to 23,268.03.

The Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.42 per cent or 14.78 points to 3,474.37, while the Shenzhen Composite Index on China's second exchange lost 0.63 per cent or 14.64 points to 2,322.94. AFP