Hong Kong stocks end with big losses
Hong Kong stocks fell on Thursday as global markets are battered by fears over central bank plans to hike interest rates, while news of a Covid lockdown in Chengdu added to the selling pressure. The Hang Seng Index fell 1.8 percent, or 357 points, to 19,597. The Shanghai Composite Index dropped 0.5 percent, or 17 points, to 3,184. The Shenzhen Composite Index sank 0.7 percent, or 15 points, to 2,080. (AFP)