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Hong Kong stocks dip at open
HONG KONG, Dec 21, 2017 (BSS/AFP) – Hong Kong stocks edged slightly lower at
the start of trade on Thursday following losses on Wall Street, with analysts
saying the passage of US tax cuts had already been priced into valuations.
The Hang Seng Index eased 0.08 percent, or 24.45 points, to 29,209.64.
And the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.20 percent, or 6.49
points, to 3,281.12 while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks
on China’s second exchange, slipped 0.13 percent, or 2.43 points, to
1,889.09.
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