Hong Kong stocks edged up at the start of Thursday after the Federal Reserve lowered interest rates for a third time this year, while investors await the release of economic growth data for the city's third quarter.

The Hang Seng Index added 0.15 percent, or 40.74 points, to 26,708.45.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index edged up 0.19 percent, or 5.52 points, to 2,944.84, while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, added 0.12 percent, or 1.97 points, to 1,630.59.

Source : AFP