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Hong Kong stocks open with gains
HONG KONG, Jan 2, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Hong Kong stocks kicked off the new year
with gains Tuesday, extending a rally into a sixth day following a stellar
2017 that saw the benchmark index climb by more than a third.
The Hang Seng Index added 0.36 percent, or 109.14 points, to 30,028.29.
And the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index added 0.21 percent, or 6.86
points, to 3,314.03, while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks
on China’s second exchange, gained 0.22 percent, or 4.15 points, to 1,903.49.
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