HONG KONG (Nikkei Markets) -- Hong Kong shares fell to a one-month low on Thursday, as investors continued to fret over the spread of a deadly virus in and around China after mainland authorities quarantined the city at the heart of the outbreak.
The Hang Seng Index lost 1.5% to 27,909.12, its lowest close since Dec. 24. Mobile services operator China Unicom (Hong Kong) dropped 5.6%, leading percentage losses on the index, after its preliminary profit for 2019 missed estimates. Among heavyweights, internet services company Tencent Holdings and Ping An Insurance Group fell 1.4% and 1.6%, respectively.
