Hong Kong: Stocks open on front foot

[HONG KONG] Hong Kong shares rose in the first few minutes of trade Friday (Oct 22) morning following a record lead from Wall Street while a report said troubled developer China Evergrande had paid the interest on an offshore bond a day before the deadline.

The Hang Seng Index rose 0.37 per cent or 97.31 points to 26,114.84.

The Shanghai Composite Index was flat, inching down 0.04 point to 3,594.75, while the Shenzhen Composite Index on China's second exchange rose 0.11 per cent or 2.67 points to 2,418.85.

AFP