Hong Kong shares ended at their lowest in 2-1/2 months on Monday following the unrest.<br /><br />The Hang Seng Index .HSI closed down 1.9 percent at 23,229.21 points, its lowest close since July 9. This was the benchmark’s biggest daily loss in about three weeks.<br /><br />Local retailers have also felt the brunt as the protests come ahead of China’s Golden Week holiday and the expected surge in tourism.<br /><br />In response to the demonstrations HSBC, Standard Chartered and several other banks have suspended some of their operations in central Hong Kong.<br /><br />Bank branches that offer over-the-counter services have been closed, as well as ATMs and cash deposit machines in affected areas.
