HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks sank on opening Monday with traders spooked by news the FBI was again looking into market favourite Hillary Clinton’s emails, fuelling fears about her chances of winning next week’s presidential election.
The Hang Seng Index fell 0.78 percent, or 178.93 points to 22,775.88.
And the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index dropped 0.23 percent, or 7.08 points, to 3,097.19, while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China’s second exchange, lost 0.28 percent, or 5.75 points, to 2,046.27.
