HK stocks fall on US ratings shock
Hong Kong stocks opened on the back foot Wednesday following a pullback on Wall Street in response to weak factory data and after Fitch cut the United States' AAA credit rating. The Hang Seng Index slipped 0.54 percent to 19,903. The Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.28 percent to 3,282, while the Shenzhen Composite Index on China's second exchange shed 0.21 percent to 2,057. (AFP)