BCN-05 Hong Kong stocks open with losses

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Hong Kong stocks open with losses

HONG KONG, Sept 4, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Hong Kong shares extended losses in
the first few minutes of the session Tuesday as China-US trade concerns weigh
on investor confidence.

The Hang Seng Index shed 0.34 percent, or 93.36 points, to 27,619.18.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index was flat, edging down 0.08 points to
2,720.65, while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China’s
second exchange, was also marginally lower, dipping 0.60 points to 1,448.33.

BSS/AFP/MR/ 1052 hrs