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ADVISORY-HK stock market closed on Monday, May 12

Sun May 11, 2008 9:28pm EDT

HONG KONG, May 12 (Reuters) - Hong Kong's stock market .HSI will be closed on Monday for a holiday to mark Buddha's birthday.

China

The market will re-open on Tuesday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index fell 1.52 percent to close at 25,063.17 points on Friday, while the China Enterprises Index of Hong Kong-listed mainland companies .HSCE, or H shares, fell 1.61 percent to 13,662.58. (Reporting by Judy Hua)



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