HONG KONG, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Shares in Hong Kong were set to
open 0.27 percent lower on Monday in a pullback following recent
gains, with HSBC <0005.HK> leading the slide after it ended talks
to buy South Africa's Nedbank
HSBC was set to open 1.81 percent lower, Zijin Mining <2899.HK> was down 1.02 percent after announcing it was being fined for a mine collapse. SMIC <0981.HK> was up 1.75 percent on its Chengdu chip plant disposal.
The benchmark Hang Seng Index <.HSI> was set to open 64.51 points lower at 23,693.12 and the China Enterprise Index <.HSCE> was indicated to open down 0.04 percent. (Reporting by Donny Kwok; Editing by Ken Wills)