** Shares of ASMPT Ltd , a global provider of technology and equipment used in the manufacture of chips, fall as much as 7.4% to HK$74, their lowest since Aug. 12
** Stock on track for the biggest one-day pct fall since Sept. 9, if trend holds; on course for the fifth straight session of decline
** ASMPT, with current market capitalisation of $4.10 bln, said on Monday it has ended takeover talks with a potential suitor, without disclosing the company's identity
** Hang Seng Commerce & Industry Index falls 1.3%, Hang Seng Tech Index declines 1.4% and Hang Seng Index
eases 1%
** Stock up 3.6% YTD
($1 = 7.7769 Hong Kong dollars)
(Reporting by Donny Kwok)
((donny.kwok@thomsonreuters.com))
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