Hong Kong shares fall at open over geopolitical tensions

Hong Kong stocks opened lower on Thursday due to the escalation of the Iran war.

The benchmark Hang Seng index went down 27 points, or 0.1 percent, to 24,380.

The tech gauge inched down 0.2 percent to 4,715.

Tech heavyweights showed mixed performances. Alibaba (9988) and Baidu (9888) decreased 1.1 percent and 0.58 percent, while Tencent (0700) rose 0.9 percent.

Oil majors CNOOC (0883) opened 2.6 percent higher on rising oil prices, marking the best performers among blue chips. PetroChina also advanced 1.7 percent. 

HSBC (0005) extended losses from a day ago, down 0.5 percent.

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