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Hong Kong stocks open with small gains
HONG KONG, Oct 24, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Hong Kong shares edged up at
Wednesday’s open, having dived more than three percent the day before, but
investors remain on edge over geopolitical and trade tensions.
The Hang Seng Index added 0.22 percent, or 54.62 points, to 25,401.17.
But the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index eased 0.57 percent, or 14.86
points, to 2,579.97, while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks
on China’s second exchange, dropped 0.52 percent, or 6.78 points, to
1,293.51.
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