Hong Kong Falls, Shanghai Stocks Finish Flat

Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published August 18, 2017 | 01:35 PM

Hong Kong stocks chalked up steep losses Friday, driven lower by a global downturn after a deadly Barcelona attack and poor results from tech giant Lenovo, while Shanghai ended flat

HONG KONG, , (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 18th Aug, 2017 ) - Hong Kong stocks chalked up steep losses Friday, driven lower by a global downturn after a deadly Barcelona attack and poor results from tech giant lenovo, while Shanghai ended flat.

The Hang Seng Index finished down 1.08 percent, or 296.65 points, at 27,047.57. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index ended 0.01 percent higher, or 0.29 points, at 3,268.72, while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, dipped 0.37 percent, or 7.13 points, to 1,902.25.