Hong Kong, Shanghai stocks tumble as new COVID-19 cases hit sentiment CGTN


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The Shanghai Composite Index at market close on March 15, 2022. /CFP The Shanghai Composite Index at market close on March 15, 2022. /CFP Hong Kong stocks plunged more than six percent Tuesday, extending the previous day's tech-fueled rout that came after China tightened measures to contain the latest outbreak of COVID-19 in the tech hub of Shenzhen. The Hang Seng Index shed 5.7 percent to 18,415.08 at market close. The Shanghai Composite Index dived 4.95 percent, or 159.57 points, to 3,063.97, while the Shenzhen Composite Index on China's second exchange lost 4.36 percent to 11,537.24. The Hang Seng Index...