Hong Kong: Stocks start with fresh losses
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HONG KONG stocks opened on a downbeat note Tuesday (Jul 12) morning, extending a recent selloff on worries of a possible recession in leading economies and as traders keep tabs on a new Covid flare-up in China.
The Hang Seng Index fell 1.04 per cent, or 219.13 points, to 20,905.07.
The Shanghai Composite Index slipped 0.19 per cent, or 6.36 points, to 3,307.22, while the Shenzhen Composite Index on China's second exchange was flat, inching up 0.08 points to 2,187.42. AFP
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