Xinhua news agency, Hong Kong, March 4 – Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index fell 562.05 points, or 2.5%, to 2190529. The main board traded HK $164778 billion throughout the day.
The SOE index fell 213.17 points, or 2.7%, to close at 768687. Hang Seng technology index fell 219.68 points, or 4.43%, to close at 473793 points.
In terms of blue chips, Tencent holdings fell 3.73% to close at HK $403.2; Hong Kong Stock Exchange fell 2.04% to close at HK $355.8; China Mobile fell 1.51% to HK $52.05; HSBC Holdings fell 3.38% to HK $51.5.
In terms of local shares in Hong Kong, Changshi group fell 0.92% to HK $48.45; Sun Hung Kai Properties fell 0.82% to HK $90. Henderson properties did not rise or fall to close at HK $31.75.
In terms of Chinese funded financial stocks, Bank Of China Limited(601988) rose 0.33% to close at HK $3.01 China Construction Bank Corporation(601939) fell 0.34% to HK $5.81 Industrial And Commercial Bank Of China Limited(601398) fell 0.65% to HK $4.62 Ping An Insurance (Group) Company Of China Ltd(601318) fell 1.69% to HK $58.05 China Life Insurance Company Limited(601628) fell 0.77% to HK $12.82.
In terms of petroleum and petrochemical stocks, Petrochina Company Limited(601857) Chemical shares rose 0.26% to close at HK $3.9 Petrochina Company Limited(601857) shares fell 0.47% to HK $4.28; CNOOC fell 2.07% to HK $10.42.
