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HK shares dive, China plays in worst day in 10 yrs

Tue Jan 22, 2008 3:12am EST
 (Updates to close)
 HONG KONG, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Hong Kong stocks collapsed for
a second straight day on Tuesday, as investors fretted over how
well Asian economies will hold up in a U.S. recession, sparking a
sell-off across the region.
 China plays, which dominated trade, plunged 12 percent in
their worst one-day percentage loss in 10 years.
 The benchmark Hang Seng Index .HSI ended down 8.7 percent
at 21,757.63, in their biggest one-day loss since Sept. 2001.
 (Reporting by Rita Chang; Editing by Anne Marie Roantree)































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