HONG KONG: Hong Kong shares opened lower Thursday, following losses on Wall Street after the US Federal Reserve hiked interest rates for the fourth time this year.

The Hang Seng Index was down 0.19 percent, or 48.79 points, to 25,816.60 in early trade.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.20 percent, or 5.05 points, to 2,544.51, while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, fell 0.23 percent, or 2.98 points, to 1,291.51.

Copyright AFP (Agence France-Press), 2018

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