Gains evaporate on Fed's rate rise
By Luo Weiteng in Hong Kong | China Daily | Updated: 2016-12-16 07:02
Property markets and financial services are most affected stocks
Gains by Chinese mainland and Hong Kong stocks evaporated on Thursday, after the US Federal Reserve raised its short-term interest rate for the first time this year.
The benchmark Shanghai Composite slipped by 0.73 percent, or 22.85 points, to finish at 3,117.677 on Thursday, while the Hang Seng Index (HIS) in Hong Kong hit a four-month low by dropping 1.77 percent, or 397.22 points, to close at 22,059.40.
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