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Hong Kong stocks start with fresh losses
HONG KONG, Aug 21, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Hong Kong stocks opened lower on
Wednesday, extending the previous day’s losses and tracking a negative lead
from Wall Street as investors await news of developments in the China-US
trade spat.
The Hang Seng Index dipped 0.27 percent, or 71.00 points, to 26,160.54 at
the open.
The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index dipped 0.16 percent, or 4.53
points, to 2,875.47 and the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on
China’s second exchange, lost 0.22 percent, or 3.40 points, to 1,570.72.
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