Stocks in Hong Kong ended slightly lower on Tuesday as the Chinese-ruled city's biggest political crisis in decades dented sentiment and offset renewed hopes of a Sino-US trade deal.

The Hang Seng index ended down 0.1% at 25,664.07, while the China Enterprises Index lost 0.2% to 9,996.19.

The top gainers among H-shares were ANTA Sports Products Ltd up 5.71%, followed by Country Garden Holdings Co Ltd, which closed 4.01% higher and China Communications Construction Co Ltd, which closed up by 3.08%.

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