THE stock market saw no signs of a turnaround, with the index falling a further 81 points yesterday to end barely above the 7,700-level.
The Hang Seng Index dropped 1.04 per cent to 7,707.78 while turnover of $2.44 billion reflected the meagre trade.
In spite of a five-point jump in Wall Street overnight, the market did not respond positively as redemption pressure remained, although it had looked for a technical rebound at the opening.
Buoyed by the mildly positive performance in Wall Street, the index soared about 105 points at the opening to the day's high at 7,894.21 points, but fell back in the 7,700-level in an hour.
One broker said overseas selling, especially from the United States, continued to be intense but the US fund redemption pressure would be reduced ahead of the year-end.
Another concern in the market was the lack of buying interest.