HK stocks open higher, lifted by Wall Street gains
Hong Kong shares edged up at the open on Friday following an overnight rally on Wall Street fuelled by fresh hopes the Federal Reserve will hold off hiking interest rates next week. The Hang Seng Index added 0.2 percent to 19,333. The Shanghai Composite Index was flat, inching down 0.55 points to 3,213, while the Shenzhen Composite Index on China's second exchange ticked up 0.1 percent to 1,993. (AFP)