HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks have ended 0.38 per cent lower with investors booking profits from a two-day rally.
Shanghai, meanwhile, has added almost one per cent to a near seven year-high on hopes for fresh Chinese stimulus measures.
The benchmark Hang Seng Index lost 93.65 points to close Friday at 24,375.24 on turnover of HK$116.12 billion ($A19.64 billion).
The index started the week on a high, tracking a surge in Shanghai, after Chinese Premier Li Keqiang at the weekend said the government had the armoury to combat a slowdown in the world’s number two economy.
His comments fuelled hopes for further monetary easing in Chinese shares, although the HSI saw a slight pull-back on Tuesday.
