Hong Kong shares open marginally higher

Hong Kong: Hong Kong stocks edged up Friday, after US equities took a hit following President Donald Trump’s criticism of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate policy.

The Hang Seng Index inched up 0.1 percent, or 28.24 points, to 28,039.10.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index opened 0.10 percent lower, or 2.80 points, to 2,769.75, and the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China’s second exchange, slipped 0.41 percent, or 6.49 points, to 1,569.09.

AFP