** Shares of data transmission equipment and connectors
maker Foxconn Interconnect Technology 6088.HK fall as much as
4% to HK$0.96, their lowest since March 16
** The operations in China's Kunshan city of Foxconn
Interconnect Technology will remain suspended because of
COVID-19 controls until the authorities give permission to
restart, Taiwan-based parent Foxconn 2317.TW said on Monday
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** The supplier of Apple Inc AAPL.O said its unit in
Kunshan remain suspended but there is limited impact as it has
shifted production elsewhere, it said on Monday
** A source said the plant is not a major supplier for Apple
products and does not see an impact on iPhones
** Stock of Taiwan parent Foxconn 2317.TW falls 2.4%
** Hong Kong's Hang Seng Commerce & Industry Index .HSNC
drops 2.4% and the Hang Seng sub-index tracking information
technology firms .HSCIIT falls 2.1%
** The Hang Seng Composite Index .HSCI declines 2.7% and
the benchmark Hang Seng Index .HSI is down 2.5%
(Reporting by Donny Kwok)
((donny.kwok@thomsonreuters.com))