Hong Kong stocks fall at open on tempered US rate bets
Hong Kong stocks dropped at the open on Friday morning as a forecast-busting private-sector jobs report dampened hopes for an early Federal Reserve interest rate cut. The Hang Seng Index dipped 0.44 percent to 16,573. The Shanghai Composite Index slipped 0.15 percent, or 4.53 points, to 2,949, and the Shenzhen Composite Index eased 0.06 percent, or 1.13 points, to 1,796. (AFP)