Hong Kong stocks slip in cautious trade
HONG KONG, May 9 (Reuters) - Hong Kong stocks opened slightly lower on Friday, as investors turned cautious ahead of major Chinese economic data due next week, with shares of refiners down amid record high oil prices.
The benchmark Hang Seng Index .HSI opened down 0.19 percent at 25,401.91 points. The China Enterprises Index of Hong Kong-listed mainland companies .HSCE, or H shares, had fallen 0.19 percent to 13,859.76 by 0207 GMT. (US$1=HK$7.8) (Reporting by Donny Kwok; Editing by Anne Marie Roantree)
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