Hong Kong stocks can't escape US-China trade war's 'very long shadow'
Hong Kong's stock market is welcoming a pair of new high-profile listings, but new blood this year has failed to boost investor sentiment dented by trade tensions between the United States and China. Mainland Chinese telecommunications infrastructure giant China Tower and cancer treatment developer BeiGene are debuting on the Hang Seng Index, which is down about 8 percent this year. A breakthrough in the trade fight could send stocks soaring.