HK blue chips dip 0.2 pct as HSBC drops
(Updates to open)
HONG KONG, March 5 (Reuters) - Hong Kong stocks fell on
Wednesday as a broker warning about more losses at Citigroup
prompted investors to book profits in heavyweight HSBC Holdings
(0005.HK), a day after the stock jumped on its forecast-beating
earnings.
The benchmark Hang Seng Index .HSI opened down 0.2 percent at 23,066.64. (Reporting by Rita Chang; Editing by Anne Marie Roantree)
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