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Hong Kong stocks open with gains
HONG KONG, Dec 7, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Hong Kong stocks edged up in the opening
minutes Friday following a drop of about three percent over the previous two
days, while investors are now looking ahead to the release of US jobs data
later in the day.
The Hang Seng Index rose 0.36 percent, or 93.43 points, to 26,249.81.
The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.16 percent, or 4.16 points,
to 2,609.34, while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on
China’s second exchange, edged up 0.08 percent, or 1.11 points, to 1,351.86.
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