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Hong Kong stocks build on gains at open
HONG KONG, Jan 21, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Hong Kong stocks extended gains in the
first few minutes of Monday as investors grow optimistic of a breakthrough in
China-US trade talks.
The Hang Seng Index climbed 0.16 percent, or 43.46 points, to 27,134.27.
The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.12 percent, or 3.05 points,
to open at 2,599.06 and the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on
China’s second exchange, added 0.12 percent, or 1.57 points, to 1,323.71.
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