HK stocks set to open flat; energy stocks fall
HONG KONG, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares are set for a flat start on Friday, as a drop in oil prices weighs on energy stocks including PetroChina (0857.HK) (601857.SS), while weaker overseas markets hurt sentiment.
Top Asian oil and gas producer PetroChina and Chinese
offshore oil producer CNOOC (0883.HK) both fell about 1 percent.
The benchmark Hang Seng Index .HSI was set to open down 0.07 percent, or 16.23 points, at 22,381.34.
The China Enterprises Index .HSCE of top locally listed mainland Chinese stocks was set to fall 0.31 percent to 13,283.87. (Reporting by Sui-Lee Wee, Editing by Chris Lewis)
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