A man walks past a panel displaying the Hang Seng Index at the Hong Kong Exchanges, July 8, 2015. — Reuters pic
HONG KONG, June 25 — Hong Kong shares fell more than one per cent today, hit by concerns over rising Iran-US tensions and as investors await this week’s crucial trade talks between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping.
The Hang Seng Index sank 1.15 per cent, or 327.02 points, to 28,185.98.
The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.87 per cent, or 26.07 points, to 2,982.07, while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China’s second exchange, lost 0.99 per cent, or 15.63 points, to 1,560.46. — AFP