| 1 | Shares in ICBC fell 7.3% in morning trading Thursday, outpacing a 4.5% fall in the Hang Seng Index. | |
| 2 | Hong Kong' s Hang Seng index has dropped by more than 29% so far this year, more than the French and Spanish stockmarkets. | |
| 3 | As Hong Kong investors watch, the Hang Seng Index loses nearly a quarter of its value in just three days in October. | |
| 4 | Hong Kong was the day's star performer after both the Hang Seng index and the Shanghai Composite had missed out on the previous day's rallies. | |
| 5 | Nearly half of Hong Kong's Hang Seng market capitalization is made up of mainland Chinese companies, reinforcing Hong Kong's regional, rather than global, role. |