Nomura cuts recommendation on HK stocks as protests, trade war escalate
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Japanese brokerage Nomura downgraded its recommendation on Hong Kong stocks on Monday as violent protests and a worsening U.S.-China trade war darkened the outlook for the former British colony’s businesses.