Hong Kong stocks ended with slight losses on Thursday as profit-taking from a recent rally offset hopes for the China-US trade war after the two sides said they would delay some tariffs ahead of next month's talks.
The Hang Seng Index dropped 0.26 percent, or 71.43 points, to 27,087.63.
The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index added 0.75 percent, or 22.43 points, to 3,031.24 and the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, rose 0.58 percent, or 9.69 points, to 1,681.23.
Source: AFP
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