HK shares open up 0.4 pct led by blue chips

HONG KONG, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares will open up 0.4 percent on Wednesday after Tuesday's sharp sell-off triggered bargain hunting in blue chips, but energy stocks dragged following an overnight drop in crude prices.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index .HSI was indicated to open up 81.47 points at 18,954.32 after dropping close to 4 percent on Tuesday.

The China Enterprises Index .HSCE of top locally listed mainland Chinese firms was set to open 0.1 percent lower at 9,697.14.

(Reporting by Parvathy Ullatil; Editing by Jonathan Hopfner)