HK stocks track US, European markets lower
Hong Kong stocks opened slightly lower Friday morning, extending a sell-off in New York and Europe as traders fretted over central bank plans to push interest rates higher to fight inflation. The Hang Seng Index slipped 0.1 percent to 19,343. The Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.4 percent to 3,156, and the Shenzhen Composite Index on China's second exchange eased 0.6 percent to 2,043. (AFP)