HONG KONG, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Hong Kong stocks were set to open slightly lower, weighed down by quarter-end profit-taking and an easing in index heavyweight HSBC Holdings Plc <0005.HK>.
The benchmark Hang Seng Index <.HSI> was set to fall 0.34 percent to 21,972.88, pulling back from a five-month high. The China Enterprises Index <.HSCE> of top locally listed mainland firms was indicated to open down 0.11 percent.
HSBC was seen down 1.4 percent amid talk of its chief executive leaving by the end of the year amid a board upheaval. (Reporting by Vikram S Subhedar; Editing by Chris Lewis)