HONG KONG: Shares in Hong Kong dipped in the first few minutes of trade Friday as investors ignored another record close on Wall Street and cashed in profits following a three-day winning streak.
The Hang Seng Index dipped 0.42 percent, or 96.00 points, to 22,765.84.
And the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index eased 0.19 percent, or 6.03 points, to 3,209.34, while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China’s second exchange, was off 0.11 percent, or 2.26 points, at 2,075.11.