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Hong Kong stock index falls 3.3 percent
AP - 1 hour 55 minutes ago
HONG KONG - Hong Kong's key stock index dropped over 3 percent Monday as worries about the global economy and company earnings led investors book profits after the market's recent run-up.
The blue-chip Hang Seng Index lost 505.12 points, or 3.3 percent, to finish at 14,622.39, its lowest close in more than two weeks. Since hitting its November lows, the benchmark had bounced back more than 20 percent as of Friday.
While the U.S. rescue of its auto sector relieved some investors, many were rattled by more signs of economic slowing and company hardships, analysts said.
"The rebound is already dead," said Linus Yip, a strategist at First Shanghai Securities. "The economy overall is still in a downtrend. This will hurt company profits, and the worst time could be the first quarter, so we still have difficult times ahead."
Heavyweight HSBC lost 3.7 percent to 74.05 Hong Kong dollars, pressuring the broader market, after the bank's credit outlook was revised to negative by ratings agency Standard & Poor's on Friday.
China Mobile tumbled 5.5 percent to HK$77 percent on concerns about subscriber growth.
Developers also were sharply lower. Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd., Hong Kong's biggest developer by market value, lost 5.7 percent to HK$66, while Cheung Kong (Holdings) Ltd., was down 5.4 percent to HK$77.05.
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