BCN-27 Hong Kong stocks fall as trade talks begin

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Hong Kong stocks fall as trade talks begin

HONG KONG, Feb 14, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Hong Kong stocks retreated Thursday as
top US and Chinese officials met in Beijing for trade talks aimed at
preventing an escalation in tariffs before a March 1 deadline.

The Hang Seng Index lost 0.23 percent, or 65.54 points, to 28,432.05.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index closed 0.05 percent lower, or 1.37
points, to 2,719.70, while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks
on China’s second exchange, added 0.66 percent, or 9.16 points, to 1,398.84.

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