Hong Kong stocks edge up at open

HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks edged up at the open on Wednesday following another record close on Wall Street, with investors keeping focus on the end of the US Federal Reserve's policy meeting later in the day.

The Hang Seng Index rose 0.22 percent, or 62.90 points, to 28,856.78.

But the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index edged down 0.07 percent, or 2.41 points, to 3,278.40 and the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, eased 0.16 percent, or 3.00 points, to 1,898.09.