Hong Kong: Stocks fall on China property, virus woes

[HONG KONG] Hong Kong shares fell on Tuesday, dragged down by continued woes in the Chinese property market and fears over the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.

The Hang Seng Index was down 1.33 per cent or 318.63 points to 23,635.95.

The Shanghai Composite Index was down 0.53 per cent or 19.56 points to 3,661.53, while the Shenzhen Composite Index on China's second exchange fell by 0.14 per cent or 3.66 points to 2,558.25.

AFP