Hong Kong: Stocks plunge after global sell-off

[HONG KONG] Hong Kong stocks tanked on Friday, in line with a global sell-off fuelled as the coronavirus crisis overshadows government and central bank moves to limit the economic impact.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index shed 2.32 per cent, or 621.20 points, to 26,146.67.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index lost 1.21 per cent, or 37.17 points, to 3,034.51 and the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, fell 0.74 per cent, or 14.27 points, to 1,915.17.

AFP