Hong Kong stocks edge up in morning

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HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks rose on Friday morning, recovering the previous day’s losses and tracking gains across most of Asia’s other markets.

The Hang Seng Index added 0.36 percent, or 82.00 points, to 22,690.49 by the break.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index eased 0.13 percent, or 4.10 points, to 3,237.64 and the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China’s second exchange, lost 0.23 percent, or 4.96 points, to 2,116.53.