HK stocks extend losses, end down 1.8 pct

HONG KONG, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Hong Kong stocks extended losses
on Tuesday, as local property developers and banks succumbed to
profit taking, but Swire Pacific (0019.HK: Quote, Profile, Research) rose on plans for a
separate listing of its property subsidiary.

The Hang Seng Index .HSI closed down 1.76 percent or 380.13
points at 21,240.06. The index opened 0.10 percent lower.

The China Enterprises Index .HSCE of top locally listed
mainland Chinese stocks fell 1.89 percent to 12,500.64.

Aviation-to-property conglomerate Swire Pacific rose 1.11
percent, after it said it was considering a separate main-board
listing for unit Swire Properties.

(Reporting by Jun Ebias; Editing by Jonathan Hopfner)