Hong Kong shares opened slightly higher on Monday morning as traders nervously await developments in US talks aimed at lifting the country's borrowing limit to avoid a default.

The Hang Seng Index edged up 0.15 percent to 19,479.

The Shanghai Composite Index shed 0.15 percent to 3,279, while the Shenzhen Composite Index on the mainland's second exchange dipped 0.10 percent to 2,029. (AFP)