HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks followed Wall Street higher on Wednesday but gains were limited as investors were reluctant to buy shares ahead of an OPEC meeting and Italy's referendum result.

The benchmark Hang Seng index added 0.2 percent, to 22,789.77 points, bringing its monthly loss to 0.6 percent. The Hong Kong China Enterprises Index lost 0.1 percent, to 9,838.06 points.

Risk appetite in the Hong Kong market was curbed ahead of a meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in Vienna to discuss a planned production cut in an effort to curb production.

Telecommunication shares were among the best performers. An index tracking the sector gained more than 1.4 percent on Wednesday, lifted by index heavyweight China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd, which jumped more than 7 percent.-Reuters