HK shares to open down 4.2 pct at 7-week low

HONG KONG, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares will open 4.2 percent lower at a seven-week low on Thursday with concerns over earnings at banks slamming heavyweight HSBC (0005.HK) again after the stock hit a seven-year low the previous session.
HSBC is set to open 5 percent lower at HK$66.50, still reeling from a Morgan Stanley report that cut its earnings estimates and target price and warned that the UK-based lender may need $20 billion to $30 billion to shore up its capital.
The Hang Seng Index .HSI will open 568.38 points lower at 13,136.23.
Concerns over steep losses this year and signs of a mounting recession beat down stocks across the board with only 11 of the total 1,097 issues traded set to open higher on Thursday.
China Enterprises Index .HSCE of top locally listed mainland firms is indicated to open down 5 percent at 6,860.98. (Reporting by Parvathy Ullatil; Editing by Nick Macfie) (parvathy.ullatil@thomsonreuters.com; +852 2843-6415))
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