Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index opens lower, down more than 1.1%. Violence in HK intensifying.

Weekend protest in HK is deteriorating into violence Monday, with at least two protesters shot by police.

Stocks on mainland China are also lower at the opening, around 0.5% lower for the CSI300 and Shanghai Composite

'Overnight' trade on US stocks is showing weaker also, indices down a few points.