Hong Kong stocks fall more than 3% after open

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2015
Hong Kong stocks fall more than 3% after open

HONG KONG (AFP) - Shares in Hong Kong plunged more than three percent after opening Tuesday, tracking heavy selling in Europe and the United States on renewed concerns about China's slowing economy.

Hong Kong's benchmark Hang Seng Index sank 3.31 percent, or 700.94 points, to 20,485.38 in the first few minutes.

Shanghai fell 1.47 percent, or 45.54 points, to 3,055.22, while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, retreated 1.60 percent, or 27.78 points, to 1,710.14.

Hong Kong stocks fall more than 3% after open