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Zhang ShidongDeb Price
Zhang Shidong and Deb Price

Updated: 6:57pm, 12 Jun, 2019

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Zhang ShidongDeb Price
Zhang Shidong and Deb Price

Updated: 6:57pm, 12 Jun, 2019

Why you can trust SCMP
Some businesses shut down as demonstrators in Hong Kong protested a proposed extradition bill. Photo: Sam Tsang
Some businesses shut down as demonstrators in Hong Kong protested a proposed extradition bill. Photo: Sam Tsang
Bull statues outside the Shenzhen Stock Exchange building in the Futian District, Shenzhen. Photo: Roy Issa
Bull statues outside the Shenzhen Stock Exchange building in the Futian District, Shenzhen. Photo: Roy Issa
INTRODUCTION

Good day, traders.

Hong Kong protests are ongoing, sending the Hang Seng down 1.7 per cent, in its biggest daily loss in five weeks. Meanwhile, the Shanghai Composite Index fell, as the latest data out of China showed the pace of inflation accelerated.

Catch up on the action below. If you have questions, please shoot them to
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— Zhang Shidong in Shanghai and Deb Price in Hong Kong

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