Hong Kong market opens lower
Hong Kong stocks fell further in the first few minutes of Thursday's trade, as profit-takers moved in after a recent surge and investors tracked a drop on Wall Street. The Hang Seng Index shed 1.01 percent to 18,071.60. The Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.29 percent, or 9.02 points, to 3,110, while the Shenzhen Composite Index also fell 0.29 percent, or 5.97 points, to 2,032. (AFP)