Hong Kong - Hong Kong shares ended the morning session sharply lower on Thursday following a four-day rally and as the United States prepared to impose fresh tariffs on Chinese goods.
The Hang Seng Index rose 0.72%, or 200.52 points, to 27 727.06 by the break.
The US imposed duties on $16bnn worth of Chinese goods at 04:01 GMT.
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