China
Hong Kong's stock market ended lower Thursday, with the benchmark Hang Seng Index down 0.59 percent to close at 22,958.65 points.
The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index lost 0.46 percent to 7,755.66 points, and the Hang Seng Tech Index dropped 2.84 percent to 3,744.14 points.
Hong Kong stocks close lower
Chinese stocks closed lower on Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.82 percent to 3,651.43 points.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed 2.92 percent lower at 11,138.20 points.
Turnover of stocks covered by these two indices totaled about 1.56 trillion yuan (around 232 billion U.S. dollars), down from 1.63 trillion yuan on the previous trading day.
Banking, wind power equipment and coal stocks were among the gainers, while shares in computing hardware, memory chips and humanoid robotics declined sharply.
The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, lost 4.45 percent to close at 2,517.59 points Thursday.
Chinese shares close lower Thursday
