Hong Kong stocks track Asian markets lower on lockdown worries

Guangdong Investment

22/09/2020 09:24

* HK->Shanghai Connect daily quota used -2%, Shanghai->HK
daily
quota used -1.2%
    * HSI -1.0%, HSCE -0.7%, CSI300 -1.2%
    * FTSE China A50 -1.0%

    Sept 22 (Reuters) - Hong Kong stocks ended lower on Tuesday,
tracking other Asian markets amid concerns about fresh pandemic
lockdowns in Europe. 
    ** At the close of trade, the Hang Seng index  .HSI  was
down 233.84 points or 0.98% at 23,716.85. The Hang Seng China
Enterprises index  .HSCE  fell 0.66% to 9,576.81.
    ** The sub-index of the Hang Seng tracking energy shares
 .HSCIE  dipped 1.9%, while the IT sector  .HSCIIT  dipped
0.15%, the financial sector  .HSNF  ended 0.96% lower and the
property sector dipped 1.08%.
    ** The top gainer on the Hang Seng was China Mengniu Dairy
Co Ltd  2319.HK , which gained 1.14%, while the biggest loser
was Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd  0175.HK , which fell 4.38%.
    ** New pandemic measures in the UK set off declines in
airline, hotel and cruise companies in both European and U.S.
markets, spurring fears about further restrictions.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N2GI5S4
    ** Hong Kong shares of HSBC  0005.HK  and Standard Chartered
 2888.HK  weakened further as global banking stocks remained
under intense pressure on reports about financial institutions
allegedly moving illicit funds.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2GJ0SF    
    ** Britain-based HSBC Holdings Plc  HSBA.L  and Standard
Chartered Plc  STAN.L  were among the lenders named in the
report by the International Consortium of Investigative
Journalists and based on leaked documents obtained by BuzzFeed
News.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2GI0GW   
    ** Around the region, MSCI's Asia ex-Japan stock index
 .MIAPJ0000PUS  was weaker by 1.26%, while Japan's Nikkei index
 .N225  closed up 0.18%.
    ** The yuan  CNY=CFXS  was quoted at 6.7922 per U.S. dollar
at 08:11 GMT, 0.18% firmer than the previous close of 6.8044. 
    ** At close, China's A-shares were trading at a premium of
46.63% over Hong Kong-listed H-shares.

 (Reporting by the Shanghai Newsroom, editing by Louise Heavens)
 ((luoyan.liu@thomsonreuters.com; Reuters Messaging:
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