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oil chemical Hong Kong shares endend a skittishmorning session little changed on Tuesday as investors weighed theimpact of another spike in oil prices to another record high near$140 a barrel overnight, which sent energy stocks soaring, whileairline stocks crashed. Continued speculation that China will raise prices of refined oilproducts drove China Petroleum and Chemical Corp (Sinopec) (nyse: SNP - news - people ) higher, while selective interest in telecom stocks afterprevious falls helped buoy China Unicom (nyse: CHU - news - people ). 'It's another listless trading day as investors digest mixed leadsin overseas markets and the volatile oil prices,' said Peter Lai,investment manager at DBS Vickers. The Hang Seng finished the session down 1.14 points at 23,028.55. Overnight, light, sweet crude for July delivery dropped 25 cents tosettle at $134.61 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchangeafter earlier soaring to a trading record of $139.89.