An electronic board displaying the Hang Seng Index in Central, Hong Kong. Photo: Felix WongAn electronic board displaying the Hang Seng Index in Central, Hong Kong. Photo: Felix Wong
An electronic board displaying the Hang Seng Index in Central, Hong Kong. Photo: Felix Wong
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Tencent drags Hang Seng Index down as it plummets to six-week low amid souring US-China relations, Apple suppliers slammed

  • Technology giant Tencent fell 4.8 per cent to HK$502, extending a 5 per cent loss on Friday after Trump signed an order to ban the use of WeChat
  • Next Digital plunged then rebounded after Jimmy Lai, who owns the Apple Daily publisher, was arrested for violating Hong Kong’s national security law

Topic |   Hang Seng Index
Zhang Shidong
Zhang Shidong in Shanghai

Updated: 5:46pm, 10 Aug, 2020

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An electronic board displaying the Hang Seng Index in Central, Hong Kong. Photo: Felix WongAn electronic board displaying the Hang Seng Index in Central, Hong Kong. Photo: Felix Wong
An electronic board displaying the Hang Seng Index in Central, Hong Kong. Photo: Felix Wong
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