Hong Kong stocks fall, others in Asia higher

BANGKOK (AP) — Hong Kong stocks fell further Friday as pro-democracy protests entered a second week but most other Asian markets rose ahead of reports on U.S. employment and factory orders.

KEEPING SCORE: Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index plunged 1.4 percent to 22,609.36 points and Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 shed 0.2 percent to 15,632.29. Taiwan’s Taiex added 1.1 percent to 9,073.38 and Sydney’s S&P ASX 200 added 0.1 percent to 5,305.10. Singapore and Jakarta also gained. Shanghai and Seoul were closed for holidays.