Hong Kong: Stocks end lower

[HONG KONG] Hong Kong stocks finished with losses Wednesday as investors fret over a second wave of virus infections while countries begin to ease up on their lockdown measures.

The Hang Seng Index slipped 0.27 per cent, or 65.38 points, to 24,180.30.

But the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index added 0.22 per cent, or 6.49 points, to 2,898.05, while the Shenzhen Composite Index on China's second exchange gained 0.67 per cent, or 12.12 points, to 1,822.85.

AFP