Investment Daily HK

Hong Kong stock market seemed to take the swine flu news harderthan other regional markets, given its past brush with the Sars.

    The Hang Seng Index opened lower and fel l 418.43 point s or 2.74percent to 14840.42. Turnover rose to HK$53.01 billion from last Fridays HK$51.73 bi l l ion that revealed a pr ice fal l wi th r is ingvolume pat tern. Financial s and proper t ies were the major victims that the former and latter dropped by 3.43& and 3.09%respectively.

    The Hang Seng China Enterpr ise Index (HSCEI ) was of f 337.75points or 3.76 per cent to close at 8641.43 points. It not onlyfai led to stand above the 9000 point s level but al so los t thesuppor t at 8750 points , the monthly average line.