Hong Kong: Shares open lower on Friday

[HONG KONG] Hong Kong stocks began Friday with losses following a healthy week, with traders keeping an eye on deadlocked stimulus talks in Washington, while they will also be following a China-US review of their trade pact at the weekend.

The Hang Seng Index slipped 0.63 per cent, or 158.22 points, to 25,072.45.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index dropped 0.15 per cent, or 5.06 points, to 3,315.67, while the Shenzhen Composite Index on China's second exchange eased 0.11 per cent, or 2.44 points, to 2,214.03.

AFP