Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index drops 0.5% as property, tech stocks weigh
Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index drops 0.5% as property, tech stocks weigh
Hong Kong shares ended lower in the first trading session of 2022, with the $Hang Seng Index(800000.HK)$ losing 0.5% to close at 23274.75. Chinese property developers and managers retreated amid continued concerns about their debt woes. $Country Garden Services Holdings(06098.HK)$ fell 4.5%, while $COUNTRY GARDEN(02007.HK)$ lost 2.6%; $SUNAC(01918.HK)$, $AGILE GROUP(03383.HK)$ and $Shimao(44010.HK)$ shed 5.4%-9.5%. The Hang Seng Mainland Properties Index was 2.8% lower. $SENSETIME-W(00020.HK)$ surged 41% to HK$7.75, more than doubling its IPO price after its Thursday debut.
香港股市在2022年的第一个交易日收盘走低，$恒生指数(800000.HK)$下跌0.5%，收于23274.75点。由于对债务问题的持续担忧，中国房地产开发商和管理公司纷纷撤退。$碧桂园服务(06098.HK)$下跌4.5%，而$碧桂园(02007.HK)$损失2.6%；$融创(01918.HK)$, $Agile Group(03383.HK)$和世茂(44010.HK)$下跌5.4%-9.5%。恒生内地地产指数下跌2.8%。$SENSETIME-W(00020.HK)$该股暴涨41%，报7.75港元，周四首日上市后IPO价格上涨逾一倍。
(clarence.leong@wsj.com)
(clarence.leong@wsj.com)