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Hong Kong shares ease ahead of blue chip earnings |
The Hang Seng index eased 0.03 percent to 24,825.02 points by the lunch break, after five straight days of gains. The China Enterprises Index of the top Chinese listings in Hong Kong slid 0.4 percent to 12,019.83 points.
“It has been a slow start to the (Lunar) New Year with no new funds or catalyst to boost the market as the mainland markets are still on holiday,” said Linus Yip, chief strategist at First Shanghai Securities.
HSBC rose 0.4 percent ahead of its yearly earnings report later in the day. Property group Cheung Kong and conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa are set to report their yearly earnings on Thursday.
Mainland China markets are closed from Feb. 18 through Feb. 24 for the New Year holiday.
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