Hong Kong stocks close lower

Published Dec 17, 2013

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Hong Kong - Hong Kong shares fell 0.20 percent Tuesday, despite a positive lead from Wall Street, as investors await the outcome of a Federal Reserve policy meeting.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index gave up 45.43 points to end at 23,069.23 on turnover of HK$57.36 billion ($7.40 billion).

Chinese shares ended down 0.45 percent.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index slipped 9.78 points to 2,151.08 on turnover of 66.9 billion yuan ($11.0 billion). - Sapa-AFP

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