Hong Kong stocks open 0.80 pct higher
Hong Kong stocks gained 215.30 points, or 0.80 percent, to open at 27,229.79 points on Friday.
Local government financing vehicles get credit downgrade
Two major rating agencies downgraded 11 local government financing vehicles in China.
Tokyo stocks open higher on yen's softer tone, tech shares' advance in U.S.
Tokyo stocks opened higher Friday as the yen's softer tone gave exporter issues a lift.