Hong Kong stocks plunge to new three-year low

Xinhua

HONG KONG, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks nosedived by over 800 points on Wednesday afternoon, refreshing the three-year low.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index opened 1.03 percent lower on Wednesday and plummeted over 3.7 percent to 22,393.87 points during the afternoon trading session, breaking the three-year low of 22,519.32 points recorded on Friday.

Hang Seng China Enterprises Index also fell about 4 percent to 8,833.01 points on Wednesday afternoon.

Hong Kong stocks plunge 5% at open: File photoHong Kong stocks nosedived at the open on Monday, with investors spooked by the rising worldwide coronavirus death toll and the failed trillion-dollar emergency economic proposal in the US senate.The Hang Seng Index dropped 5.02 percent, or 1,145.52 points, to 21,659.55 at the open.

HK reports 5 more confirmed COVID-19 cases, mostly imported infections

HK reports 5 more confirmed COVID-19 cases, mostly imported infections: People wearing masks walk on a street in Hong Kong, on Feb 23, 2020.HONG KONG -- Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection on Tuesday reported five additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 and three preliminary positive cases, most of which have travel history to Europe.Out of the eight confirmed or pr

Hong Kong's unemployment rate rises to 3.7 pct, highest in over 9 years

Hong Kong's unemployment rate rises to 3.7 pct, highest in over 9 years: HONG KONG, March 17 -- Hong Kong's unemployment rate increased to 3.7 percent, the highest level in more than nine years, in the period between December 2019 and February 2020, with that of consumption- and tourism-related sectors reaching a 10-year high of 6.1 percent, the Hong Kong Special Admini

BUSINESS Hong Kong stocks plunge to new three-year low

Hong Kong stocks plunge to new three-year low

Related Stories

Terms of Service & Privacy Policy