** Shares of Hang Seng Bank 0011.HK drop 6.9% to HK$114.40, their lowest level since June 24
** Stock set for the biggest one-day pct decline since April 7
** Top pct loser on Hang Seng Finance Index .HSNF and Hang Seng Composite Index tracking financials stocks .HSCIF, both down 1%
** The bank, in which HSBC 0005.HK has majority ownership, says its first-half profit attributable to shareholders down 30% y/y to HK$6.88 bln ($876.46 mln)
** Benchmark Hang Seng Index .HSI down 0.6%
** YTD, stock up 21%
($1 = 7.8498 Hong Kong dollars)
(Reporting by Donny Kwok)
((donny.kwok@thomsonreuters.com))
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