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Hong Kong stocks slip at open
HONG KONG, Nov 9, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Hong Kong stocks opened lower on Friday
morning as investors took a breather at the end of a broadly positive week,
while they also took note of the Federal Reserve’s statement that it expects
to keep lifting interest rates.
The Hang Seng Index slipped 1.15 percent, or 302.63 points, to 25,925.09.
And the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index shed 0.55 percent, or 14.39
points, to 2,621.24, while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks
on China’s second exchange, was down 0.76 percent, or 10.41 points, to
1,323,57.
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