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Hong Kong stocks drop at open
HONG KONG, Feb 14, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Hong Kong stocks eased in opening
trade Thursday as investors eyed high-level trade talks between China and the
US beginning in Beijing.
The Hang Seng Index shed 0.5 percent, or 141.51 points, to 28,356.08.
The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index opened 0.20 percent lower, or 5.53
points, at 2,715.54, while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks
on China’s second exchange, gained 0.06 percent, or 0.81 points, to 1,390.49.
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