HONG KONG (Nikkei Markets) -- Hong Kong shares slid by midday on Monday, as risk sentiment weakened after a surge in new coronavirus cases outside of China.
The Hang Seng Index fell 1.5% to 26,903.84 by noon. Among heavyweights, Tencent Holdings and AIA Group dropped 2.2% and 2%, respectively. Ping An Insurance Group lost 2.1% after the company reported a 13% decline in January accumulated gross premium income for its life insurance and health insurance business.
