Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index was among the worst performing major stock benchmarks in the first half of the year after missing out on the artificial intelligence (AI) boom and suffering amid concerns about China’s economy.
The gauge fell 11 per cent, beating only Indonesia among major markets, while China’s flagship CSI 300 index also underperformed global stocks with a 7.6 per cent advance. In the United States, the Nasdaq rose 20 per cent and the S&P 500 gained 9.6 per cent.
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