Stock market: Hong Kong positive, opens at +0.52%. Hang Seng index initially marks an increase of 0.52%, to 16,819.18 points.
Shanghai Composite index initially lost 0.08% to 3,044.61 points, while that of Shenzhen lost0.11% to 1,734.57 points. The expectations of macroeconomic data from China and the USA relating to the price dynamics scheduled during the week are behind the positive start.