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Hong Kong stocks down at open
HONG KONG, July 18, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Hong Kong stocks opened with losses
on Thursday morning following a negative lead from Wall Street, with energy
firms weighed by another drop in oil prices.
The Hang Seng Index fell 0.64 percent, or 182.53 points, to 28,410.64.
The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index shed 0.34 percent, or 9.95 points,
to 2,921.74, while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on
China’s second exchange, lost 0.46 percent, or 7.21 points, to 1,567.14.
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