Hang Seng Index plunges 350 points at noon on Wednesday

Hong Kong stocks plunged by noon on Wednesday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index plummeted 350 points or 1.3 percent, to 26,137 points at noon.

The half-day market turnover was HK$122.9 billion. 

The Hang Seng Tech Index declined by 2.2 percent to 4,950 points at noon.

In the mainland, the Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite Index rose 0.24 percent to 4,095 points and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange Component Index went up by 0.63 percent to 15,076 points at the midday close.