Hong Kong: Stocks rebound in opening trade

[HONG KONG] Hong Kong shares bounced back in the first few minutes of trade Friday after suffering sharp losses the day before, with investors tracking fresh records on Wall Street.

The Hang Seng Index rose 0.62 per cent, or 202.72 points, to 32,857.17.

But the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index gave up 0.36 per cent, or 12.82 points, to 3,535.49 and the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, lost 0.29 per cent, or 5.71 points, to 1,947.59.

AFP