The Business Times

Hong Kong: Stocks open higher

Published Mon, May 22, 2017 · 01:58 AM

[HONG KONG] Hong Kong shares started the week on a positive note Monday, with energy firms boosted by hopes that an Opec-led production cut would be extended well into next year.

The Hang Seng Index added 0.32 per cent, or 80.67 points, to 25,255.54.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index slipped 0.11 per cent, or 3.46 points, to 3,087.17 and the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, slid 0.10 per cent, or 1.84 points, to 1,851.87.

AFP

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