Hong Kong stocks open up after Wall St record

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2017
Hong Kong stocks open up after Wall St record

HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks opened higher on Monday morning as traders tracked another record close on Wall Street while looking ahead to the Federal Reserve's latest policy meeting later in the week.

The Hang Seng Index added 0.59 percent, or 163.78 points, to 27,971.37.

But the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index was barely moved, inching down 1.11 points to 3,352.51, while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, dipped 0.08 percent, or 1.67 points, to 1,986.32.