Hong Kong shares fall 0.9% as biotech companies decline
Hong Kong shares fall 0.9% as biotech companies decline
香港股市下跌0.9%，生物科技公司股價下跌
Hong Kong shares fell amid declines by biotechnology companies.
在生物技術公司股價下跌的背景下，香港股市下跌。
$WUXI BIO(02269.HK)$ slid 19% while $SINO BIOPHARM(01177.HK)$ lost 5.0%. Consumer stocks also fell, as sentiment was soured by weaker-than-expected China retail sales data for November. $ANTA SPORTS(02020.HK)$ dropped 4.8%, $CHINA RES BEER(00291.HK)$ was off 2.1% and $MENGNIU DAIRY(02319.HK)$ declined 0.5%. The $Hang Seng Index(800000.HK)$ closed 0.9% lower at 23420.76.
$無錫生物(02269.HK)$下滑19%，而$中國生物醫藥(01177.HK)$跌幅為5.0%。消費類股也下跌，11月弱於預期的中國零售銷售數據令市場人氣惡化。安踏體育(02020.HK)$下跌了4.8%，$中國啤酒(00291.HK)$下跌了2.1%，$蒙牛乳業乳業(02319.HK)$下降了0.5%。The the the the$恆生指數(800000.HK)$收低0.9%，報23420.76。
(yongchang.chin@wsj.com)
(yongchang.chin@wsj.com)