HONG KONG: Hong Kong equities have closed down as China’s painful growth slowdown drags on companies’ profits, while traders are also eyeing upcoming central bank meetings in the US and Japan.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index fell 0.80 per cent, or 186.16 points, to close at 22,956.57.
The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index on Wednesday lost 1.72 per cent, or 59.14 points, to 3,375.20. The Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China’s second exchange, sank 2.22 per cent, or 45.40 points, to 1,998.38.