India, March 30 -- The Hong Kong stock market on Friday ended the two-day winning streak in which it had improved more than 230 points or 1 percent. The Hang Seng Index now rests just above the 23,425-point plateau and it's looking at another soft start again on Monday.
The global forecast for the Asian markets is weak on concerns over the health of the world economy. The European and U.S. markets were down and the Asian bourses are expected to open in similar fashion.
The Hang Seng finished modestly lower on Friday following losses from the financial shares and technology stocks, while the properties came in mixed.
For the day, the index retreated 152.20 points or 0.65 percent to finish at 23,426.60 after trading between 23,254.30 and 2...