BCN-06 Hong Kong stocks down 0.75% in opening trade

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Hong Kong stocks down 0.75% in opening trade

HONG KONG, Sept 27, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Hong Kong stocks fell in opening
trade Friday following declines on Wall Street as the impeachment inquiry
into President Donald Trump weighed on sentiment.

The Hang Seng Index was down 0.75 percent, or 195.99 points, at 25,845.94.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index was flat, slipping 0.40 points to
open at 2,929.49 and the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on
China’s second exchange, edged down 0.22 points to 1,597.50.

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