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Hong Kong stocks end up after US poll results
HONG KONG, Nov 7, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Hong Kong stocks ended slightly higher
on Wednesday, having fluctuated through the day, as the US midterm elections
left Congress split between the Democrats and Republicans.
The Hang Seng Index rose 0.10 percent, or 26.73 points, to 26,147.69.
The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.68 percent, or 18.02 points,
to 2,641.34, while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on
China’s second exchange, fell 0.43 percent, or 5.82 points, to 1,340.37.
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