Hong Kong: Shares open lower

Published Fri, Jun 4, 2021 · 01:37 AM

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[HONG KONG] Hong Kong stocks fell in the first few minutes of trade Friday morning as China-US relations returned to the fore after Joe Biden almost doubled the number of Chinese firms included on a Washington investment blacklist.

The Hang Seng Index slipped 0.4 per cent, or 128.08 points to 28,837.95.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index sank 0.5 per cent, or 18.74 points to 3,565.47, while the Shenzhen Composite Index on China's second exchange eased 0.4 per cent, or 8.83 points to 2,383.80.

AFP

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