Hong Kong stocks open higher

HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks rose in the first few minutes of trade Monday afternoon following a healthy run-up on Wall Street at the end of last week, having been closed in the morning owing to a typhoon in the city.

The Hang Seng Index added 0.19 percent, or 32.54 points, to 17,518.52.

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The Shanghai Composite Index dipped 0.38 percent, or 11.83 points, to 3,098.65 as investors returned from a week-long holiday, while the Shenzhen Composite Index on China’s second exchange eased 0.13 percent, or 2.53 points, to 1,907.75.