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Hong Kong stocks open lower
HONG KONG, May 29, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Hong Kong shares slipped at the open
Wednesday, tracking losses in Europe and on Wall Street as fears of an
economic slowdown in the US spooked investors.
The Hang Seng Index lost 0.53 percent, or 145.34 points, to 27,245.47.
The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index opened 0.52 percent, or 15.08
points, lower at 2,894.83, while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks
stocks on China’s second exchange, fell 0.50 percent, or 7.73 points, to open
at 1,533.92.
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