HONG KONG: Shares in Hong Kong slipped in the morning session Wednesday, along with most other regional markets after Turkey shot down a Russian fighter jet, exacerbating geopolitical tensions.
The benchmark Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong was 0.49 percent lower, dipping 111.27 points to 22,476.36.
However, in Shanghai the benchmark composite index edged up 0.16 percent, or 5.79 points, to 3,621.90, while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China’s second exchange, rose 1.03 percent, or 23.61 points, to 2,323.70.
