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  "id": 834305,
  "title": "Hong Kong stocks open lower",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/hong-kong-stocks-open-lower",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-14T03:01:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RTHK News - Finance",
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    "url": "https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1866134-20260814.htm"
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  "summary": "Asian stocks mostly rose on Friday, poised for their strongest week in two months as benign inflation data dented expectations of an imminent US rate hike, although faltering talks to end the war in the Middle East are likely to keep risk sentiment in check. In Hong Kong, the benchmark Hang Seng Index opened down 177 points, or 0.7 percent, at 25,219. The China enterprises index was 50 points, or…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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