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Hong Kong stocks open slightly higher
HONG KONG, Dec 17, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Hong Kong stocks opened slightly higher
Monday as attention turns to this week’s Federal Reserve policy meeting, with
investors hoping for some clues about its plans for hiking interest rates
next year.
The Hang Seng Index edged up 0.32 percent, or 83.25 points, to 26,178.04.
But the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.25 percent, or 6.48
points, to 2,587.26, while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks
on China’s second exchange, slipped 0.43 percent, or 5.75 points to 1,321.67.
BSS/AFP/MR/1150 hrs