HK stocks opened lower on Friday following the overnight slide of the Dow. The Hang Seng Index opened down 172 points at 21,215. The H-share index fell 78 points to 8,982.
Market heavyweights were lower. HSBC (00005) dipped 0.4% to HK$52. China Mobile (00941) slipped 1.5% to HK$90.05. Tencent (00700) inched down 0.6% to HK$160. HKEx (00388) edged down 0.1% to HK$198.