HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks rose at the open Wednesday, tracking another rally on Wall Street, while investors await comments from Federal Reserve boss Janet Yellen after an expected interest rate hike later in the day.
The Hang Seng Index added 0.68 percent, or 153.15 points, to 22,599.85. But in Shanghai the benchmark composite index shed 0.18 percent, or 5.66 points, to 3,149.38, while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China’s second exchange, slid 0.15 percent, or 2.88 points, to 1,973.00.
