Hong Kong stocks 0.78% higher at open

  • Published
    May 13, 2014, 10:16 am SGT

HONG KONG (AFP) - Hong Kong shares opened 0.78 per cent higher Tuesday following a record close on Wall Street for the Dow and S&P 500.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index rose 174.63 points to 22,436.24 in the first few minutes of trade.