BYD's HK shares fall most in 6 weeks as Berkshire cuts stake to below 5%
** Hong Kong shares of Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD Co Ltd 01211.HK fall 3.1% to HK$238.4, on track for the biggest one-day pct drop since June 12
** Stock on course to snap three straight sessions of gain; fourth biggest loser on Hang Seng China Enterprises Index .HSCE which slips 0.3%
** Shenzhen shares 002594.SZ fall 2.2% to 259.79 yuan, on track to snap four consecutive sessions of gain
** Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway BRKa.N reduced its stake in BYD's issued H-shares 1211.HK to below 5% at 4.94% from 5.06% on July 16, in what could be the final time Berkshire discloses stock sales in China's largest producer of electric vehicles
** Hong Kong requires larger shareholders to disclose sales when their resulting stakes fall below whole percentage numbers. Disclosures can stop once ownership stakes fall below 5%
** Hang Seng Commerce & Industry Index .HSNC eases 0.8% and Hang Seng Index .HSI slips 0.4%
** BYD Hong Kong stock rose 11.2% YTD, Shenzhen shares up 31.2% YTD
Reporting by Donny Kwok
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