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Hong Kong markets continued selling off on Tuesday, extending losses from Monday. The broader Asia-Pacific markets, meanwhile, were mixed. The broader Hang Seng index in Hong Kong briefly fell more than 5% in Tuesday afternoon trade before paring some of those gains, eventually closing 4.22% lower at 25,086.43. The index has fallen more than 8% in just two days as regulatory fears surrounding China’s technology and private education sector weighed on investor sentiment. On Monday, it fell more than 4%. Hong Kong-listed shares of Chinese tech giant Tencent fell 8.98% while Alibaba dropped 6.35% and Meituan declined 17.66%. The Hang...

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HK shares plunge 12.7 pct in biggest drop since '97 Reuters - 1 hour 6 minutes ago * HSI falls below 12,000 points; lowest since mid-2004 ADVERTISEMENT * HSI posts biggest one-day drop since 1997 * HSBC mauled by crisis fears * Energy stocks slump amid extended pullback in crude prices By Jun Ebias HONG KONG, Oct 27 - Hong Kong shares plunged 12.7 percent in their biggest single-day drop since 1997 on Monday, led by blue-chip heavyweight HSBC <0005.HK>, as fears of a global recession hammered Asian financial markets. The benchmark Hang Seng Index <.HSI> closed down 1,602.54 points...

Investors despair as Asian markets tumble By Denny Thomas Reuters - 22 minutes agoSYDNEY (Reuters) - Investors across Asia stared in disbelief and counted the cost to their pensions and savings as stock tickers showed markets tumbling on Tuesday on fears that a recession in the United States would rock the rest of the world. (Advertisement) "I just feel sick, very sick," said retired IT manager Peter Hurst, 61, from Melbourne, who relies on investment income as well as his pension. The market meltdown across Asia, following big losses in Europe on Monday and signals in the futures market that...

via translation - The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong falling 5.5% HONG KONG - The Hong Kong Stock Exchange finished very sharp drop Monday, the Hang Seng Index plunging 5.5% at the close, to finish in the 24,000 points to 23.818,86 points in the wake of Shanghai and substantive fears of recession in the United States, according to brokers. The Asia Awards underwent Monday a new generalized tumble, investors expressing disappointment with the recovery plan of $ 140 billion proposed Friday by the American President George W. Bush and fearing the worst for the United States economy.

HK shares sink in worst weekly loss since Sept. 01 (Updates to close) By Rita Chang HONG KONG, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares pared earlier steep losses in volatile trade on Friday after heavy selling engulfed the market with investors looking to raise cash amid margin calls while stop-loss orders forced others to sell. Hong Kong-listed China plays sank 3.2 percent, at one point plunging nearly 10 percent, while blue chips ended down 1.4 percent below their 250-day moving average. Fund managers shed more of their holdings in anticipation of growing client redemptions, as investors continue to be...

<p>May 10 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks fell after a U.S. report showed a bigger-than-expected jump in jobs, fueling concern the Federal Reserve may raise interest rates as soon as next month. Sony Corp. and Samsung Electronics Co. led exporters lower.</p>