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Hong Kong stocks advance as trade hopes build
HONG KONG, Feb 13, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Hong Kong stocks rose again Wednesday
as hopes built for key US-China trade talks after President Donald Trump
suggested extending his tariff deadline.
The Hang Seng Index gained 1.16 percent, or 326.26 points, to 28,497.59.
The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index closed 1.84 percent higher, or
49.18 points, to close at 2,721.07, while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which
tracks stocks on China’s second exchange, climbed 1.87 percent, or 25.53
points, to 1,389.68.
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