HONG KONG (Nikkei Markets) -- Hong Kong shares headed lower on Wednesday, as investors began to weigh the possible outcome of a trade war truce between the U.S. and China and concerns lingered over a long-term solution.
The Hang Seng Index slipped 0.2% to 28,823.37 by noon after rising 1.2% on Tuesday. Heavyweights Tencent Holdings and China Construction Bank lost 1.1% and 1.3%, respectively.
