BCN-10 Hong Kong take winning streak to eighth day

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Hong Kong take winning streak to eighth day

HONG KONG, Jan 4, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Hong Kong stocks advanced again Thursday,
marking the eighth-straight day of gains, as energy firms surge with oil
prices.

The Hang Seng Index climbed 0.57 percent, or 175.53 points, to close at
30,736.48.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index added 0.49 percent, or 16.60 points,
to 3,385.71 and the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China’s
second exchange, gained 0.36 percent, or 6.96 points, to 1,940.96.

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