Hong Kong shares down 0.77% at open
Agence France-Presse
10:54 am | Friday, August 3rd, 2012
Hong Kong — Hong Kong stocks fell 0.77 percent at the open Friday following losses on Wall Street after the European Central Bank dashed hopes of immediate action to solve the eurozone crisis.
The benchmark Hang Seng Index was down 152.37 points to 19,537.83 in the first few minutes of trade.
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