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Hong Kong stocks open with gains after holiday
HONG KONG, Oct 18, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Hong Kong stocks edged up in the first
few minutes of trade Thursday as investors returned from a one-day break to
play catch-up with a regional advance.
The Hang Seng Index rose 0.20 percent, or 49.88 points, to 25,512.14.
But the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.65 percent, or 16.70
points, to 2,544.91 and the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on
China’s second exchange, dropped 0.68 percent, or 8.65 points, to 1,257.90.
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