India, July 3 -- The Hong Kong stock market headed south again on Thursday, one day after snapping the three-day slide in which it had dropped more than 400 points or 1.7 percent. The Hang Seng Index now sits just shy of the 24,070-point plateau although it's expected to find renewed support on Friday.
The global forecast for the Asian markets is positive thanks to better than expected U.S. employment data. The European and U.S. markets were up and the Asian bourses figure to follow that lead.
The Hang Seng finished modestly lower on Thursday following losses from the financials and mixed performances from the properties and technology stocks.
For the day, the index stumbled 151.47 points or 0.63 percent to finish at 24,069.94 after trad...