• 31
  • 3
  • 1

Hong Kong stocks end week lower on tech sell-off

Reuters2021-05-14

  • HK->Shanghai Connect daily quota used 13.2%, Shanghai->HK daily quota used 6%
  • HSI +1.1%, HSCE +0.6%, CSI300 +2.4%
  • FTSE China A50 +2.5%

SHANGHAI, May 14 (Reuters) - Hong Kong stocks, which rose on Friday tracking gains in other Asian markets, posted weekly drops on tech sell-off amid worries over China's anti-monopoly probes.

The Hang Seng index rose 1.1% to 28,027.57, while the China Enterprises Index advanced 0.6% to 10,404.95 points.

Asian shares gained ground on Friday, as U.S. Fed officials allayed inflation fears.

Though for the week, HSI declined 2.1%, while HSCE shed 2.7%.

The Hang Seng tech index slipped 0.5% on Friday, having lost 4.9% for the week and dropped 31% from a record high hit on Feb. 18, as heavyweights continued to be under pressure on worries over China's ongoing anti-trust crackdown.

China's State Administration for Market Regulation said last Friday it would continue to promote "rectification" of platform companies.

Shares of food delivery giant Meituan lost 3% on Friday, taking its loss for the week to 13.7%.

Meituan's chairman Wang Xing had last week posted an ancient poem on Fanfou, a Twitter-like social media platform, that had triggered traders' speculation that he was complaining about the ongoing regulatory crackdown.

Hong Kong shares of China's top e-commerce platform Alibaba Group Holding Ltd fell as much as 6.1% before ending 4% lower on Friday.

Alibaba on Thursday posted its first quarterly operating loss since going public in 2014 due to a record anti-monopoly fine by the country's market regulator, and the outlook was overshadowed by a regulatory crackdown in China.

Adding to the pressure were tensions between Beijing and Washington.

The United States needs new trade law tools to head off anti-competitive threats from China against key American high-technology industries, rather than reacting once harm is done, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said on Thursday.

(Reporting by Luoyan Liu and Andrew Galbraith; Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)

Disclaimer: Investing carries risk. This is not financial advice. The above content should not be regarded as an offer, recommendation, or solicitation on acquiring or disposing of any financial products, any associated discussions, comments, or posts by author or other users should not be considered as such either. It is solely for general information purpose only, which does not consider your own investment objectives, financial situations or needs. TTM assumes no responsibility or warranty for the accuracy and completeness of the information, investors should do their own research and may seek professional advice before investing.

Report

Comment3

  • Huatahhh
    ·2021-05-16
    To the moon soon
    Reply
    Report
  • BpchuA
    ·2021-05-14
    Cool
    Reply
    Report
    Fold Replies
    • dandan_4896
      Piak piak all the way to the moon !!! STONKS
      2021-05-14
      Reply
      Report
  • Racheltestin
    ·2021-05-14
    Pls like and comment thanks 
    Reply
    Report
    Fold Replies
    • 小小馒头
      Please comment back, thanks!
      2021-05-14
      Reply
      Report
 
 
 
 

Most Discussed

 
 
 
 
 

7x24

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Company: TTMF Limited. Tech supported by Xiangshang Yixin.

Email:uservice@ttm.financial