HK stocks fall on U.S. worries, high oil

Wed May 21, 2008 10:06pm EDT
 
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HONG KONG, May 22 (Reuters) - Hong Kong stocks fell 1.9 percent at the open on Thursday as mounting worries over the health of the U.S. economy rattled investors and record high oil prices hit shipping and aviation companies.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index .HSI opened down 1.87 percent at 24,984.28. The China Enterprises Index of Hong Kong-listed companies .HSCE, or H shares, had fallen 2.16 percent by 0202 GMT. (Reporting by Alison Leung; Editing by Anne Marie Roantree)

 
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