BCN-13 Hong Kong stocks open higher

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Hong Kong stocks open higher

HONG KONG, July 26, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Hong Kong stocks opened higher
Thursday, after the US and the European Union reached an agreement to ease
trade tensions between the two major economies.

The Hang Seng Index added 0.56 percent, or 162.50 points, to 29,083.40.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.07 percent, or 2.14
points, to 2,905.79, while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks
on China’s second exchange, eased 0.01 percent, or 0.15 points, to 1,624.57.

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