Hong Kong: Stocks suffer fresh losses at open

[HONG KONG] Hong Kong stocks sank more than one percent in the first few minutes on Thursday, extending the previous two days' losses following another sell-off on Wall Street.

The Hang Seng Index fell 1.19 per cent, or 367.73 points, to 30,476.99 soon after opening.

And the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.75 per cent, or 24.32 points, to 3,235.09 while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, dropped 0.60 per cent, or 10.89 points, to 1,800.89.

AFP