Hong Kong stocks ease ahead of China market reopening after Lunar New Year holiday

Reuters2023-01-27

Jan 27 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares edged down on Friday, with investors locking in gains after a strong start in the new year and ahead of the reopening of China markets after a week-long Lunar New Year holiday.

** Mainland China markets are due to resume trading on Monday.

** By lunch break, the Hang Seng index was down 11.51 points or 0.05% at 22,555.27. The Hang Seng China Enterprises index rose 0.18% to 7,720.65.

** The top gainer on the Hang Seng was Country Garden Holdings Co Ltd , which gained 3.61%, while the biggest loser was Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd , which fell 3.53%.

** Around the region, MSCI's Asia ex-Japan stock index

was firmer by 0.11%, while Japan's Nikkei index

closed up 0.08%.

** Property developers, including Henderson Land and CK Asset , slipped as Hong Kong home prices dropped 15.6% in 2022, snapping 13 years of gain.

** The sub-index of the Hang Seng tracking energy shares

rose 0.7%, while the IT sector added 0.47%, the financial sector eased 0.42% and the property sector

rose 0.35%.

** The top gainers among H-shares were SenseTime Group Inc

up 12.39%, followed by Country Garden and Longfor Group Holdings Ltd , which was up 3.51%.

** The three biggest H-shares percentage decliners were Xinyi Solar, Lenovo Group Ltd , which fell 2.8% and Zhongsheng Group Holdings Ltd , down by 2.23%.

(Reporting by Donny Kwok; editing by Uttaresh.V)

((donny.kwok@thomsonreuters.com; +852 3462 7745;))

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