Hong Kong Stocks fall on profit booking

The Hong Kong stock market closed session down on Monday, 09 October 2017, as investors chose to take profits after benchmark hitting near 10-year highs last week and on caution ahead of Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor's policy address later in the week. Most of sectors declined, with Chinese property and gaming stocks being notable losers. The Hang Seng Index closed down 0.46%, or 131 points, to 28,326.59. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index, known as the H-shares index, fell 0.64% to 11,385.38. Turnover decreased slightly to HK$97.8 billion from HK$103 billion on Friday.

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