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Hong Kong stocks rise as mainland trade resumes
HONG KONG, Feb 11, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Hong Kong stocks rose Monday as US
officials in Beijing geared up for key trade talks and mainland Chinese
markets reopened after the Lunar New Year week.
The Hang Seng Index gained 0.71 percent, or 197.52 points, to 28,143.84.
The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index closed 1.36 percent higher, or
35.67 points, to close at 2,653.90, while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which
tracks stocks on China’s second exchange, jumped 2.90 percent, or 37.95
points, to 1,347.94.
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