HK stocks end down 0.6 pct; debutant Evergrande gains
HONG KONG, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Hong Kong stocks ended down 0.63 percent on Thursday, as investors dumped shares of local property companies, but Chinese developer Evergrande Real Estate (3333.HK: Quote, Profile, Research) gained on its debut.
The Hang Seng Index .HSI closed down 135.69 points at 21,479.08, retreating from a 1.76 percent gain in the previous session.
The China Enterprises Index .HSCE of top locally listed mainland Chinese stocks fell 0.19 percent to 12,805.26.
Evergrande ended up 34.3 percent, the second company to post gains on its first day of trading in Hong Kong this week. (Reporting by Jun Ebias; Editing by Chris Lewis)
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