HK stocks fall, PetroChina and Sinopec down
HONG KONG, May 6 (Reuters) - Hong Kong stocks opened slightly lower on Tuesday, tracking regional losses, with oil-related stocks such as PetroChina (0857.HK) and Sinopec (0386.HK) leading the slide as crude prices hit a record.
The benchmark Hang Seng Index .HSI opened down 0.38 percent at 26,084.61 points while the China Enterprises Index of Hong Kong-listed mainland companies .HSCE, or H shares, had fallen 0.53 percent to 14,548.49 as of 0204 GMT.
Shares of PetroChina, which Goldman Sachs earlier on Tuesday downgraded to "sell" from "buy" amid widening refining losses as crude oil prices rise, slid 1.16 percent in early trade. Sinopec's stock fell 2.07 percent. (US$1=HK$7.8) (Reporting by Donny Kwok; Editing by Edmund Klamann)
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