Hong Kong stocks begin week with loss

Hong Kong stocks closed in the red Monday following another batch of weak data out of China that added to worries about the world's number two economy.

The Hang Seng Index slipped 0.81 percent, or 132.88 points, to 16,201.49.

But the Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.74 percent, or 21.88 points, to 2,991.44, and the Shenzhen Composite Index on China's second exchange added 0.95 percent, or 17.58 points, to 1,865.36.

(AFP)