HK shares post 4th week of loss, China flat after PMI


02/06/2012 07:55 AST  Reuters

Hong Kong shares ended lower on Friday and suffered its fourth successive week of decline, as disappointing manufacturing data from China kept most cyclical sectors such as materials and mining companies weak.

Two surveys that pointed to sluggish Chinese factory activity in May signalled a deeper-than-forecast deterioration in demand at home and abroad, but also increased the likelihood of further policy easing.

The Hang Seng Index lost 0.4 percent on the day, extending last month's weakness which saw the benchmark's losses of 12 percent in May nearly wipe out its gains for the year. Near-term support for the index lies 1.3 percent below current levels around 18,300, which was the January intra-day low.

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