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Hong Kong shares set to fall 0.45 percent

Thu Jun 12, 2008 9:59pm EDT

HONG KONG, June 13 (Reuters) - Hong Kongs shares were set to drop 0.45 percent on Friday, extending a three-day slump, led by losses in banking and property stocks on talk that local lenders may raise mortgage rates.

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The Hang Seng Index .HSI was down 103.09 points at 22,920.77.

The China Enterprises Index of mainland companies fell 0.80 percent.

(Reporting by Parvathy Ullatil; Editing by Anne Marie Roantree)

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