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HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks edged up in the opening minutes of Wednesday after a weak US jobs reading gave a shot in the arm to hopes for a Federal Reserve interest rate cut.
The Hang Seng Index edged up 0.25 percent, or 45.67 points, to 18,489.78.
The Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.17 percent, or 5.15 points, to 3,086.05, while the Shenzhen Composite Index on China’s second exchange dipped 0.28 percent, or 4.82 points, to 1,722.11.