HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks opened slightly lower Thursday as investors struggled to take up the reins from another record on Wall Street, with eys moving to a much-anticipated policy speech by Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell at the end of the week.

The Hang Seng Index dipped 0.08 percent, or 20.17 points, to 25,673.78.

The Shanghai Composite eased 0.09 percent, or 3.07 points, to 3,537.31, while the Shenzhen Composite Index on China's second exchange was flat, inching down 0.95 points to 2,474.14.