Hong Kong stocks ended lower for a fourth session on Tuesday, pulled down by technology shares, after US sanctions against Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE reignited trade war fears. The Hang Seng index ended down 0.8 percent at 30,062.75, while the China Enterprises Index closed 0.9 percent lower at 11,900.48 points.
The sub-index of the Hang Seng tracking energy shares ended 0.2 percent up, while IT sector closed 1.68 percent lower, financial sector ended down 0.73 percent and property sector closed 0.83 percent down. The top gainer on Hang Seng was Bank of East Asia Ltd , which ended up 2.01 percent, while the biggest loser was Sunny Optical Technology Group Co Ltd, which closed 5.64 percent lower.