Hong Kong stocks fall 0.34pc

Hong Kong shares closed 0.34 per cent lower on Thursday, in line with a regional sell-off and ahead of the release of closely watched Chinese economic data.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index fell 79.93 points to 23,177.00 on turnover of HK$79.04 billion.

Beijing will release on Friday trade and inflation data for January, looking for a better insight into the state of the world’s No 2 economy, on the last day before a week-long holiday on the mainland for Lunar New Year.

via Business feed http://www.scmp.com/business/money/stock-talk/article/1145321/hong-kong-stocks-fall-034pc