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To: StanX Long who wrote (59653)	1/30/2002 2:21:53 AM
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Wednesday January 30, 1:27 PM Hang Seng falls more than two percent sg.news.yahoo.com HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong stocks ended the Wednesday morning session sharply lower, led by HSBC Holdings and China Mobile, after Wall Street slid on concerns about corporate accounting practices in the wake of the Enron scandal. The benchmark Hang Seng Index of 33 blue chip stocks was down 2.39 percent, or 263.74 points, at 10,750.50 by the midday break, off an intraday low of 10,699.94. Analysts said the index found good support at 10,700 and would likely trade between 10,700 and 11,000 in the near term. Market turnover was modest at HK$4.8 billion (US$615 million), compared to the HK$5.1 billion on Tuesday morning, with losers swamping gainers by 318 to 94 and 351 stocks unchanged.