Hong Kong stocks open with losses

Hong Kong: Hong Kong shares opened lower on Friday morning as investors were spooked by news that Donald Trump had called off a historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

The Hang Seng Index eased 0.31 percent, or 96.14 points, lower at 30,664.27.

And the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index gave up 0.20 percent, or 6.24 points, to 3,148.41, while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China’s second exchange, edged down 0.09 percent, or 1.62 points, to 1,825.43.

AFP