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Hong Kong shares open lower after Wall St's fall

Mon May 11, 2009 9:59pm EDT

HONG KONG, May 12 (Reuters) - Hong Kong stocks are set to open slightly lower on Tuesday with traders and investors taking profit following Wall Street's lead, but with adequate liquidity offering support.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index .HSI was set to open down 0.54 percent at 16,996.21

The China Enterprises Index .HSCE of top mainland companies was down 0.91 percent at 9,675.67. (Reporting by Nerilyn Tenorio; Editing by Chris Lewis)



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