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HK stocks set to open down 1 pct; Evergrande rises

Wed Nov 4, 2009 8:55pm EST

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 HONG KONG, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Hong Kong stocks are set to open
0.97 percent lower on Thursday, tracking losses in other Asian
markets, but debutant Chinese property developer Ever Grande Real
Estate (3333.HK) rose.
 The benchmark Hang Seng Index .HSI was indicated to open
down 209.71 points at 21,405.06.
 The China Enterprises Index .HSCE of top locally listed
mainland Chinese stocks was set to fall 0.98 percent to
12,704.96.
 Evergrande traded at HK$4.00, versus its IPO price of
HK$3.50, the second company to rise on its first day of trading
this week in Hong Kong.
 (Reporting by Jun Ebias; Editing by Chris Lewis)



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