China
Hong Kong's stock market ended lower Thursday with the benchmark Hang Seng Index down 1.44 percent to close at 26,381.02 points.
The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index fell 2.44 percent to end at 8,814.29 points, and the Hang Seng Tech Index dropped by 2.87 percent to end at 5,109.33 points.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index closes 1.44 pct lower
Chinese stocks closed mixed on Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.01 percent to 4,146.63 points.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed 0.19 percent higher at 14,503.79 points.
The combined turnover of these two indices totaled more than 2.54 trillion yuan (about 366.9 billion U.S. dollars), up from 2.46 trillion yuan on the previous trading day.
Stocks in the computing hardware and minor metals sectors led the gains, while real estate and insurance shares posted the biggest losses.
The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, lost 0.29 percent to close at 3,344.98 points on Thursday.
The STAR Composite Index, which reflects the performance of stocks on China's sci-tech innovation board, closed 1.29 percent higher on Thursday at 1,843.2 points.
Chinese shares close mixed Thursday
