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Hong Kong shares end with losses

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Hong Kong stocks closed Friday slightly higher, ending a strong week on a healthy note.
Hong Kong stocks closed Friday slightly higher, ending a strong week on a healthy note.
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Hong Kong shares closed in the red Thursday following losses on Wall Street as investors fret over stuttering US stimulus talks and faltering post-Brexit trade negotiations.

The Hang Seng Index slipped 0.35%, or 92.25 points, to close at 26 410.59.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index was marginally higher, inching up 1.31 points to 3 373.28, while the Shenzhen Composite Index on China's second exchange added 0.12%, or 2.62 points, to 2 253.43.

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