HONG KONG – Hong Kong stocks opened slightly lower this morning following a tepid lead from Wall Street as surging virus infections overshadow vaccine and US stimulus hopes.
The Hang Seng Index slipped 0.18%, or 46.50 points, to 26,460.35.
The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index was flat, inching up 1.09 points to 3,417.69, while the Shenzhen Composite Index on China's second exchange added 0.13 percent, or 3.00 points, to 2,297.91. – AFP, December 8, 2020
