Exchange: Hong Kong negative, opens at -0.52%

(ANSA) - BEIJING, MAY 23 - The Hong Kong stock exchange opens the session in negative territory: the Hang Seng index drops 0.52%, to 20,608.65 points.

    In the early stages, the Shanghai Composite index rose by 0.12% to 3,150.49 points, while that of Shenzhen recorded an increase of 0.22% at 1,988.04 points.

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