HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks finished Tuesday on the back foot as profit-taking and fresh US interest rate concerns offset optimism over China’s economic reopening.

The Hang Seng Index dipped 0.27 percent, or 56.88 points, to close at 21,331.46.

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The Shanghai Composite Index slipped 0.21 percent, or 6.58 points, to 3,169.51, while the Shenzhen Composite Index on China’s second exchange added 0.29 percent, or 5.96 points, to 2,060.44.