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Hong Kong stocks open higher
HONG KONG, Oct 18, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Hong Kong stocks opened with slight
gains Friday morning after Britain and the European Union hammered out a
Brexit deal, while investors awaited the release of Chinese economic growth
figures.
The Hang Seng Index added 0.23 percent, or 62.06 points, to 26,910.55.
The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index edged up 0.17 percent, or 5.01
points, to 2,982.34, while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks
on China’s second exchange, put on 0.14 percent, or 2.23 points, to 1,638.15.
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