Hong Kong stocks edge back up by lunch

HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks edged up on Tuesday morning, recovering some of the previous two days' sharp losses, but traders remained on edge over a possible surge in US interest rates under a Donald Trump presidency.

The Hang Seng index added 0.42 percent, or 92.40 points, to 22,314.62 by the break.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index slipped 0.27 percent, or 8.63 points, to 3,201.74 and the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, inched down 0.04 percent, or 0.95 points, to 2,113.35.