Hong Kong stocks drop after S&P cuts China, Hong Kong’s credit ratings

HSBC dragged the most on the Hang Seng Index, down 0.7 per cent to HK$76.15. Chinese financial shares staged a broad retreat. China Construction Bank lost 0.6 per cent to HK$6.63, Ping An Insurance dropped 0.8 per cent to HK$62.1 and China Life Insurance …
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