Hong Kong stocks open slightly higher

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Flags of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (C) and Hong Kong (R) are seen at the Exchange Square after the Hang Seng Index closed up by 0.3 per cent, at 28,458.04, its highest level in almost ten years, in Hong Kong on October 6, 2017. / AFP / Anthony Wallace

HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Hong Kong shares opened slightly higher on Tuesday after the previous day’s losses but gains were muted following a weak lead from Wall Street.

The Hang Seng Index added 0.15 percent, or 41.88 points, to 28,368.47.

But the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index inched down 1.04 points to 3,373.34 and the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China’s second exchange, was also virtually flat, dipping 0.62 points to 2,013.81.

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