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Hong Kong shares start on back foot
HONG KONG, Oct 30, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – Hong Kong stocks opened slightly lower
Friday morning, extending their losing streak into a fourth day, as investors
brushed off a positive lead from Wall Street with virus cases spiking in key
economies.
The Hang Seng Index slipped 0.21 percent, or 50.70 points, to 24,535.90.
The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index added 0.18 percent, or 5.90 points,
to 3,278.63, while the Shenzhen Composite Index on China’s second exchange
edged up 0.10 percent, or 2.18 points, to 2,251.76.
BSS/AFP/GMR/0948 hrs