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Kong's benchmark share index retreated from near three-month highs on
Thursday as some investors took profits from a jump in the previous
session as fears of a near-term U.S. interest rate hike receded.
The Hang Seng index
ended down 0.1 percent at 20,776.70 points, while the China Enterprises
Index gained 0.3 percent to 9,003.25.
For the month, the
Hang Seng gained 8.7 percent, but was still down 5.2 percent in the
first quarter after a dismal start to the year.
Energy shares were
firm but the financial sector fell, weighed down by China's state-owned
lenders, which have reported flat earnings growth and higher bad loans
as economic growth slows.
Shares of Dalian Wanda
Commercial Properties Co Ltd surged 18.4 percent, after disclosing that
its parent Dalian Wanda Group was looking at taking the company
private.
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