Hong Kong Stocks Open Lower On US Vote Fears

Hong Kong stocks open lower on US vote fears

HONG KONG, Nov 2, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 02nd Nov, 2016 ) - Hong Kong stocks tracked losses in New York at the open Wednesday after a US presidential election poll showed Donald Trump ahead of market favourite Hillary Clinton less than a week ahead of the vote.

The Hang Seng Index fell 0.87 percent, or 201.01 points to 22,946.06. And the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index slipped 0.21 percent, or 6.71 points, to 3,115.73, while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, fell 0.19 percent, or 3.95 points, to 2,069.16.