Hong Kong stocks open lower as tech titans wilt

Hong Kong stocks opened with losses Friday morning following disappointing earnings from tech titans Apple and Amazon, while traders are also keeping a nervous watch on the latest Covid outbreak in China.

The Hang Seng Index fell 0.35 percent, or 88.87 points, to 25,466.86.

The Shanghai Composite Index was marginally higher, inching up 0.91 points to 3,519.33, while the Shenzhen Composite Index edged up 0.07 percent, or 1.62 points, to 2,363.86. (AFP)