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Hong Kong stocks close 2.59% lower on Wednesday

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-01-13 17:26

Related readings:  Hong Kong stocks close 0.51% up  Hong Kong stocks jump 1.75% on last session of 2009  Hong Kong stocks close flat -- December 30  Hong Kong stocks close higher

Hong Kong stocks shed 578.04 points, or 2.59 percent, to close at 21,748.60 on Wednesday after China's central bank raised bank reserve ratio after the market close on Tuesday.

Turnover totaled HK$97.62 billion ($12.52 billion), compared with Tuesday's HK$81.22 billion.

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