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Hong Kong's stock market tumbled on Friday with the benchmark Hang Seng Index down 1.1 percent to close at 26,413.35 points.
The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index lost 1.22 percent to end at 8,959.56 points, and the Hang Seng Tech Index shed 2.91 percent to 5,211.5 points.
Hong Kong stocks close lower
The United States posted a record 1.24 trillion U.S. dollar trade deficit in goods in 2025, up 2.1 percent from the previous year, according to data released Thursday by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Statistics show that the United States' annual exports and imports of goods stood at 2.19 trillion dollars and 3.43 trillion dollars in 2025.
Among main trading partners, the U.S. trade deficit in goods with the European Union dropped by 17.12 billion dollars year on year, while the U.S. trade deficit with Mexico and Vietnam increased by 25.42 billion dollars and 54.73 billion dollars year on year, respectively.
The United States had 339.47 billion dollars of trade surplus in services in 2025, up 27.6 billion dollars or 8.85 percent from the previous year, according to the data.
U.S. trade deficit in goods hits record high in 2025
