HK shares open up 0.6 pct on lower oil; Cathay soars

HONG KONG, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares will open 0.6 percent higher on Monday, with refiners and airline stocks gaining, as lower crude prices ease inflation worries and pressures on corporate earnings.

Hong Kong's leading airline, Cathay Pacific (0293.HK), is set to open 3.9 percent higher as the biggest percentage gainer on the main index.

The Hang Seng Index .HSI is set to open up 135.33 points at 22,020.54.

The China Enterprises Index .HSCE of top locally listed Chinese firms is set to open 0.6 percent higher.

(Reporting by Parvathy Ullatil; Editing by Dominic Whiting)