Hong Kong stocks close lower

Reported by AAP
Monday, February 4, 2013

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Hong Kong shares have closed 0.16 per cent lower on last-minute profit taking after the index spent most of the day in positive territory following a Wall Street rally.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index fell 36.83 points to 23,685.01 on Monday on turnover of HK$128.16 billion ($A16 billion).

Chinese shares closed up 0.38 per cent. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index rose 9.13 points to 2,428.15 on turnover of 152.5 billion yuan ($A23.5 billion).

18/06/2013 14:59Sydney, Australia. 18 June,2013
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