HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks fell at the start of trade Thursday following a broadly negative close on Wall Street fuelled by ongoing worries about central bank interest rate hikes.

The Hang Seng Index dipped 0.13 percent, or 24.16 points, to 19,227.84.

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The Shanghai Composite Index shed 0.09 percent, or 2.92 points, to 3,194.83, while the Shenzhen Composite Index on China’s second exchange was barely moved, inching down 0.78 points to 1,994.49.