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Hong Kong stocks build on gains at open
HONG KONG, Sept 19, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Hong Kong stocks extended the
previous day’s gains at the open on Wednesday following a healthy lead from
Wall Street as they considered tit-for-tat tariffs from China and the US to
be lenient.
The Hang Seng Index rose 0.32 percent, or 85.36 points, to 27,170.02 in
early trade.
But the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index eased 0.19 percent, or 5.15
points, to 2,694.80 and the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on
China’s second exchange, lost 0.25 percent, or 3.54 points, to 1,400.61.
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