HK stocks set to open 0.7 pct lower; China banks fall

HONG KONG, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Hong Kong stocks are set to
open lower on Friday, as losses on Wall Street discourage
investors, while Chinese lenders fell on reports Beijing may
adjust bank reserve requirements. [ID:nSHA303855]

The benchmark Hang Seng Index .HSI was set to open down
0.69 percent, or 156.60 points, at 22,486.56.

The China Enterprises Index .HSCE of top locally listed
mainland Chinese stocks was set to fall 0.86 percent to
13,355.45.

ICBC (1398.HK) slid 1.31 percent and Bank of China (3988.HK)
lost 0.63 percent.
(Reporting by Jun Ebias; Editing by Chris Lewis)