HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s benchmark share index fell for a fifth day and ended at its lowest level in eight months on Thursday, pulled down by sluggish global markets and pessimism over China’s economy.
The Hang Seng index fell 1.8 per cent, to 22,757.47, while the China Enterprises Index, which tracks big Chinese companies listed in Hong Kong, lost 2.3 per cent, to 10,402.72 points.
Thursday’s close was the lowest for the Hang Seng Index since Dec. 18.







