Correspondent in Asia
Panic on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. On Monday, the price of the Hang Seng index fell by 3.3%, led by the plunge of the action of the Chinese real estate developer on the verge of bankruptcy Evergrande (up to 17% in session). The plight of this giant is fueling investor nervousness and rekindles the specter of a "Lehman Brothers moment" for the world's second-largest economy. The concern from Shenzhen, where aggrieved investors loudly protested outside the beleaguered group's headquarters last week, crossed the Pearl River Delta on this mainland holiday, to catch up with real estate groups in the mainland. former British colony, like Henderson Land which lost 13%. The banking sector is also affected.
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