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Hong Kong stocks open down
HONG KONG, Aug 9, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Hong Kong stocks fell back at Thursday
morning’s open after China threatened to impose tariffs on $16 billion-worth
of US goods in the latest tit-for-tat exchange in their trade row.
The Hang Seng Index dipped 0.32 percent, or 91.23 points, to 28,267.91.
And the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.53 percent, or 14.49
points, to 2,729.58, while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks
on China’s second exchange, slipped 0.32 percent, or 4.68 points, to
1,462.02.
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