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Hong Kong stocks end slightly up but Shanghai drops
HONG KONG, July 16, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Hong Kong stocks ended slightly
higher but Shanghai retreated on Monday as data showed growth in China’s
economy slowed in the second quarter.
The Hang Seng Index gained 0.05 percent, or 14.22 points, to 28,539.66.
The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index shed 0.61 percent, or 17.14 points,
to 2,814.04 and the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China’s
second exchange, eased 0.10 percent, or 1.61 points, to 1,602.84.
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