BCN-04 Hong Kong stocks down at the open

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Hong Kong stocks down at the open

HONG KONG, June 26, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Hong Kong stocks fell in opening
trade on Tuesday, tracking sharp losses on Wall Street as investors grow
increasingly concerned about a brewing China-US trade war.

The Hang Seng Index slipped 0.28 percent, or 80.21 points, to 28,881.18.

And the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index shed 1.03 percent, or 29.35
points, to 2,829.99.

The Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China’s second
exchange, retreated 1.29 percent, or 20.45 points, to 1,566.86.

BSS/AFP/MR/1100 hrs