HONG KONG, Aug 31 — Kong stocks closed with losses today, reversing an early rally, with profit-taking setting in following last week’s rally.

The Hang Seng Index slipped 0.96 per cent, or 245.01 points, to 25,177.05.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index eased 0.24 per cent, or 8.13 points, to 3,395.68, while the Shenzhen Composite Index on China’s second exchange shed 0.44 percent, or 10.13 points, to 2,295.49. — AFP