Hong Kong: Stocks end lower

[HONG KONG] Hong Kong stocks finished more than one per cent down on Thursday with investors taking to the sidelines ahead of the release of US jobs data at the end of the week.

The Hang Seng Index fell 1.13 per cent, or 331.59 points, to 28,966.03.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index eased 0.36 per cent, or 12.93 points, to 3,584.21, while the Shenzhen Composite Index on China's second exchange dipped 0.34 per cent, or 8.26 points, to 2,392.64.

AFP