Hong Kong: Stocks open lower

HONG KONG stocks opened down on Thursday (Apr 21), following 2 days of losses and mixed results on Wall Street where shares of streaming giant Netflix plummeted on dwindling subscriptions.

The Hang Seng Index fell 0.78 per cent or 163.81 points to 20,780,86.84.

The Shanghai Composite Index started 0.40 per cent or 12.62 points lower at 3,138.43, while the Shenzhen Composite Index on China’s second exchange lost 0.53 per cent or 10.42 points at 1,975.22. AFP