Hong Kong stocks ended a healthy week with steep losses on Friday as investors took their cash off the table after six days of gains, while they were also nervous about planned protests in the city over the weekend.

The Hang Seng Index fell 0.7 percent, or 196.09 points, to 27,651.14.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index sank 0.49 percent, or 14.53 points, to 2,964.18, while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, lost 0.19 percent, or 3.09 points, to 1,648.68.

Source : AFP