Hong Kong: Stocks flat at open

[HONG KONG] Hong Kong stocks opened barely moved on Thursday as investors await the outcome of Britain's general election and testimony from sacked FBI head James Comey on his probe into Donald Trump's links to Russia.

The Hang Seng index inched down 0.16 points to 25,974.00.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index slipped 0.12 per cent, or 3.85 points, to 3,136.47 but the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, was marginally higher, adding 0.08 points, to 1,850.61.

AFP