HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks opened on a downbeat note Tuesday morning, extending a recent selloff on worries of a possible recession in leading economies and as traders keep tabs on a new Covid flare-up in China.

The Hang Seng Index fell 1.04 percent, or 219.13 points, to 20,905.07.

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The Shanghai Composite Index slipped 0.19 percent, or 6.36 points, to 3,307.22, while the Shenzhen Composite Index on China's second exchange was flat, inching up 0.08 points to 2,187.42.