HONG KONG, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Hong Kong stocks were set to open lower on Friday, tracking lower overseas markets on concern over Ireland's debt woes, with Russia's United Company Rusal Ltd <0486.HK> leading the slide.
UC Rusal was set to open 2.86 percent lower after it posted 55 percent fall in third quarter profit, coming in well below forecasts and down sharply from the previous quarter on lower sales and writeoffs.
The benchmark Hang Seng Index <.HSI> was set to open 1.20 percent lower at 24,404.91. The China Enterprises Index <.HSCE> of top locally listed mainland companies was indicated to open 1.60 percent lower.
China Construction Bank Corp (CCB) <0939.HK> was set to open
down 1.55 percent on news Temasek Holdings [TEM.UL] would raise
its stake in the Chinese lender by taking up Bank of America
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