Hong Kong stocks resume slump with Asian markets as US tariffs on China take effect
Hong Kong and other major stock markets in the Asia-Pacific region traded lower on Wednesday following a rebound a day earlier, as US President Donald Trump’s hefty tariffs on China took effect. The Hang Seng Index slumped 1.6 per cent to 19,815.24 at the noon trading break, the lowest level since January 23. The Hang…