Hong Kong: Stocks begin week slightly higher

[HONG KONG] Hong Kong stocks finished Monday with small gains, though well-off the morning's highs as investors fret over the crisis at Chinese property giant Evergrande.

The Hang Seng Index added 0.07 per cent, or 16.62 points, to 24,208.78.

The Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.84 per cent, or 30.24 points, to 3,582.83, while the Shenzhen Composite Index on China's second exchange sank 1.14 per cent, or 27.68 points, to 2,406.56.