HONG KONG, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares opened
slightly lower on Friday despite gains on Wall Street, with oil
stocks leading the slide after their recent gains.
The benchmark Hang Seng Index was down 50.02 points at 20,240.67. The China Enterprises Index of top locally listed mainland Chinese stocks eased 0.15 percent to 11,564.61.
Shares of Sinopec fell about 1 percent after a 2.2 percent rise in the previous session, its highest single day of gain in percentage term since Dec 14. PetroChina also fell 0.84 percent after about a two percent gain on Thursday.
((Reporting by Donny Kwok; Editing by Ken Wills))
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The benchmark Hang Seng Index was down 50.02 points at 20,240.67. The China Enterprises Index of top locally listed mainland Chinese stocks eased 0.15 percent to 11,564.61.
Shares of Sinopec fell about 1 percent after a 2.2 percent rise in the previous session, its highest single day of gain in percentage term since Dec 14. PetroChina also fell 0.84 percent after about a two percent gain on Thursday.
((Reporting by Donny Kwok; Editing by Ken Wills))
((donny.kwok@thomsonreuters.com; +852 2843 6470; Reuters Messaging: donny.kwok.reuters.com@reuters.net)) Pan-Asia...... Japan........ S.Korea.... S.E. Asia............ Hong Kong... Taiwan..... Australia/NZ......... India....... China...... OTHER MARKETS: Wall Street........... Gold......... Currency.. Eurostocks........... Oil........... JP bonds... ADR Report.......... LME metals.. US bonds... Stocks News US... Stocks News Europe... DIARIES & DATA: IPO diary & data Asia earnings diary U.S. earnings diary European diary Taiwan diary Wall Street Week Ahead Eurostocks Week Ahead World forecasts TOP NEWS: For top Asian company news, double click on: U.S. company news European company news Forex news Global Economy news Technology news Telecoms news Media news Banking news Politics/General news Asia Macro data A multimedia version of Reuters Top News is available at: http://topnews.session.rservices.com LIVE PRICES & DATA: World Stocks Currency rates Dow Jones/NASDAQ Nikkei FTSE 100 Debt Hong Kong Dollar LME price overview Keywords: MARKETS HONGKONG STOCKS (If you have a query or comment on this story, send an email to news.feedback.asia@thomsonreuters.com) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
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