BCN-02 Hong Kong shares open marginally higher

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Hong Kong shares open marginally higher

HONG KONG, July 20, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Hong Kong stocks edged up Friday,
after US equities took a hit following President Donald Trump’s criticism of
the Federal Reserve’s interest rate policy.

The Hang Seng Index inched up 0.1 percent, or 28.24 points, to 28,039.10.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index opened 0.10 percent lower, or 2.80
points, to 2,769.75, and the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on
China’s second exchange, slipped 0.41 percent, or 6.49 points, to 1,569.09.

BSS/AFP/MRI/0839 hrs