hongkong stock exchange2 40HONG KONG: Hong Kong shares opened 0.43 percent lower on Monday on fears that US politicians may not be able to agree a deal to avert the fiscal cliff of tax hikes and spending cuts before the year-end deadline.

 

The benchmark Hang Seng Index was down 97.82 points at 22,568.77 in the first minutes of trade.

 

Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2012

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