Hong Kong shares drop 3.62 percent

Posted by 7Star Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Hong Kong share prices tumbled to close 3.62 percent lower on Monday, following a slump on Wall Street at the end of last week on the release of weak US economic news, dealers said. The benchmark Hang Seng Index closed 755.68 points lower at 20,137.65 on turnover worth 74.74 billion Hong Kong dollars (9.64 billion US).

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