An electronic board displays the Hang Seng Index figures at Exchange Square, the building housing the stock market, in Hong Kong. Photo: EPA-EFE
An electronic board displays the Hang Seng Index figures at Exchange Square, the building housing the stock market, in Hong Kong. Photo: EPA-EFE
Business /  Markets

Hong Kong stocks slide to 22-month low after market ignores China’s first rate cut in nearly two years

  • Hang Seng Index fell 1.9 per cent to 22,858.50, its lowest level since March 2020
  • Hang Seng Tech Index slipped 3.2 per cent to its lowest since its inception in July 2020, dragged down by heavyweights NetEase, JD.com, Alibaba and Tencent

Topic |   China stock market
Cheryl Heng
Cheryl Heng

Updated: 4:39pm, 20 Dec, 2021

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An electronic board displays the Hang Seng Index figures at Exchange Square, the building housing the stock market, in Hong Kong. Photo: EPA-EFE
An electronic board displays the Hang Seng Index figures at Exchange Square, the building housing the stock market, in Hong Kong. Photo: EPA-EFE
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