BCN-04 Hong Kong stocks dip at open

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Hong Kong stocks dip at open

HONG KONG, July 12, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Hong Kong stocks dipped slightly at
the open on Friday following two days of healthy gains and as investors
brushed off a record-setting lead from Wall Street.

The Hang Seng Index eased 0.06 percent, or 16.82 points to 28,414.98.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index inched down 0.08 percent, or 2.42
points, to 2,915.34 but the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on
China’s second exchange, edged up 0.08 percent, or 1.28 points, to 1,550.21.

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