Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index fell 200.86 points, or 0.82%, to 24355.71 on the 15th. Transactions on the main board throughout the day amounted to HK $114.139 billion.
The state-owned enterprise index fell 90.21 points, or 1.05%, to 8528.27. The Hang Seng technology index fell 11.9 points, or 0.22%, to 5490.28.
In terms of blue chips, Tencent holdings fell 0.42% to close at HK $470; Hong Kong Stock Exchange fell 0.05% to close at HK $437.2; China Mobile fell 1.18% to HK $54.6; HSBC Holdings fell 1.70% to HK $58.
In terms of local stocks in Hong Kong, Changshi group rose 1.34% to close at HK $53; Sun Hung Kai Properties rose 0.97% to HK $98.5; Henderson properties rose 0.29% to HK $34.85.
In terms of Chinese financial stocks, Bank Of China Limited(601988) fell 2.83% to HK $3.09; China Construction Bank Corporation(601939) fell 2.93% to HK $5.96; Industrial And Commercial Bank Of China Limited(601398) fell 2.66% to HK $4.75; Ping An Insurance (Group) Company Of China Ltd(601318) fell 3.53% to HK $64.3; China Life Insurance Company Limited(601628) fell 3.45% to HK $13.98.
In terms of petrochemical stocks, Petrochina Company Limited(601857) Chemical shares fell 3.59% to HK $4.03; Petrochina Company Limited(601857) shares fell 3.53% to HK $4.10; CNOOC fell 2.61% to HK $9.70.
