Hong Kong stocks eased on Wednesday as traders returned from a long holiday and caught up to losses in overseas markets amid growing worries over the policies of US President Donald Trump. The benchmark Hang Seng index trimmed earlier losses and ended 0.18 percent down at 23,318.39 points in the first day of trading since Friday. The China Enterprises Index fell 0.48 percent, to 9,756.61 points.
Consumer staples Want Want China Holdings Ltd, which rose 11.6 percent last week, led the slide in the main index falling 3.1 percent. PetroChina Co Ltd and Kunlun Energy Co Ltd fell 1.5 percent.