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| Shanghai Composite Index loses 7.7 per cent on January 19.— Photo bloomberg.com |
HA NOI (Biz Hub) — Chinese stocks tumbled on January 19 due to a sharp selloff in the financial and property sectors.
While the Shanghai Composite Index on mainland China lost 7.7 per cent or 260.14 points to close at 3,116.35, the Hang Seng Index slipped 429.04 points to close at 23,674.48 in Hong Kong.
Viet Nam's VN fell 3.3 points to close at 571.51 and the HNX gained 0.10 points to finish at 85.26.
The Nikkei 225 added 150.13 points to end at 17,014.29 and the Topix Index gained 8.68 points to close at 1,372.41 in Tokyo.
The Straits Times Index edged up 7.02 points to end at 3,307.70 in Singapore — VNS