The Hong Kong stock market ended down in volatile trading on Thursday, 21 January 2016, as selloff pressure intensified on tracking weakness in Mainland China market and other regional bourses amid global economic growth and commodity price fears. All major sectors dived deeper, with oil producers and property developers led declines. The benchmark Hang Seng Index has lost 344.15 points, or 1.82%, to 18542.15 points. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index, benchmark measure of performance of mainland China enterprises, sank 179.80 points, or 2.24%, to 7835.64 points. Turnover increased slightly to HK$96.5 billion from HK$92.3 billion on Wednesday.
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