{"id":22760,"date":"2026-08-14T14:55:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T09:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=22760"},"modified":"2026-08-14T14:55:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T09:10:22","slug":"hang-seng-index-opens-0-70-percent-lower-in-hong-kong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=22760","title":{"rendered":"<strong>Hang Seng Index Opens 0.70 Percent Lower in Hong Kong<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Dragon Media News Desk<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hong Kong\u2019s benchmark Hang Seng Index opened lower on Friday, falling 177.36 points, or 0.70 percent, to 25,219.15 points.<\/p>\n<p>Based on the opening level, the index had closed the previous trading session at approximately 25,396.51 points. 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