Passers-by wearing protective face masks are reflected on a stock quotation board outside a brokerage in Tokyo on September 17, 2020. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong stocks restrained amid Covid-19 concerns as mainland China stocks get a lift from state pledge to tackle defaults
- Hang Seng Index added 0.1 per cent amid concerns about rising Covid-19 infections; Genscript slumped on chairman’s arrest
- Beijing’s vow to crack down on ‘debt evasion’ gave sentiment a boost as the Shanghai Composite Index reaches August 18 high
Passers-by wearing protective face masks are reflected on a stock quotation board outside a brokerage in Tokyo on September 17, 2020. Photo: Reuters
