Hang Seng dives 1.9% amid slump in global stocks

Headline indices of the Hong Kong equity market finished the session sharply down on Friday, 10 October 2014,on tracking a drop in Wall Street overnight and other regional bourses which fell on fret slowing growth in Europe would hobble the world economy. Meanwhile, selloff in the city bourse intensified on raising fears of an escalation in demonstrations after Hong Kong's government canceled talks with pro-democracy protesters. The benchmark Hang Seng Index declined 445.99 points, or 1.9% to close at 23088.54.

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