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Hong Kong stocks flat at open
HONG KONG, July 5, 2018 (AFP) – Hong Kong stocks opened flat Thursday,
with Wall Street closed for a public holiday and traders bracing for US
President Donald Trump’s new tariffs on Chinese imports to kick in.
The Hang Seng Index lost 0.1 percent, or 27.41 points, to 28,214.26.
The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index edged down 0.14 percent, or 3.79
points, to 2,755.34, while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks
on China’s second exchange, lost 0.14 percent, or 2.21 points, to 1,560.79.
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