Hong Kong shares retreat after China's services PMI falls

Source: Bloomberg
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Hong Kong shares declined, with the Hang Seng Index falling for the second day in a row, after its retail sales were against the expectations and China's services industry's growth was slower than expected. The Hang Seng Index slid 1.4% to 20,379.48 at 9:51 a.m. Hong Kong time, while the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index fell 2.3% to 8990.34.
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