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HK stocks firmer in cautious trade ahead of Fed

Tue Apr 29, 2008 10:06pm EDT

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 HONG KONG, April 30 (Reuters) - Hong Kong stocks edged up on
Wednesday but investors were cautious after the market hit a
three-month closing high on Tuesday and ahead of a U.S. interest
rate meeting.
 The benchmark Hang Seng Index .HSI opened up 0.32 percent
at 25,998.27 points.
 Shares of Ping An (2318.HK) were up more than 4 percent
shortly after the open after it reported strong earnings.
 The China Enterprises Index of Hong Kong-listed mainland
companies .HSCE, or H shares, had risen 0.55 percent as of 0201
GMT.
 (US$1=HK$7.8)
 (Reporting by Alison Leung; Editing by Anne Marie Roantree)































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