Hang Seng Index loses 24,000-point mark by noon on Thursday, A shares soft

The Hang Seng Index fell below 24,000 points by noon on Thursday, following a weak performance in A shares after the long Golden Week holiday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index dropped 167 points, or 0.7 percent to 23,963 points by noon. The half-day market turnover rose to HK$106 billion.

The Hang Seng Tech Index dropped by 2 percent to 4,113 points at noon. 

In the mainland, the Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite Index slid 0.3 percent to 3,831 points, and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange Component Index declined 1.2 percent to 12,727 points.

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