China
Hong Kong's stock market ended lower Thursday with the benchmark Hang Seng Index down 0.54 percent to close at 25,752.4 points.
The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index lost 0.75 percent to end at 8,611.83 points, and the Hang Seng Tech Index shed 2.06 percent to end at 4,821.67 points.
Hong Kong stocks close 0.54 pct lower
Chinese stocks closed lower on Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.72 percent to 3,966.17 points.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed 0.33 percent lower at 13,996.27 points.
The combined turnover of the two indices totaled 2.13 trillion yuan (about 310.27 billion U.S. dollars), down from 2.43 trillion yuan on the previous trading day.
Declines were seen in tourism, transport and financial stocks, while furniture, oil and auto manufacturing sectors moved higher.
The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, lost 0.73 percent to close at 3,323.3 points Thursday.
The STAR Composite Index, which reflects the performance of stocks on China's sci-tech innovation board, closed 0.76 percent lower at 1,725.08 points.
Chinese shares close lower Thursday
