HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks edged slightly higher Tuesday after the previous day’s big losses, though mainland Chinese markets fell further as investors fret over a Covid flare-up that has led to lockdowns in the country’s major cities.

The Hang Seng Index added 0.33 percent, or 65.37points, to 19,934.71.

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The Shanghai Composite Index fell 1.44 percent, or 42.09 points, to 2,886.43, while the Shenzhen Composite Index on China’s second exchange sank 2.11 percent, or 37.75 points, to 1,752.28.