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Hong Kong stocks open with gains
HONG KONG, Feb 20, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Hong Kong stocks rose in the first few
minutes of trade Wednesday after Donald Trump said China-US trade talks were
going well and hinted at an extension of a deadline for wrapping up a deal.
The Hang Seng Index climbed 0.74 percent, or 209.97 points, to 28,438.10.
The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index added 0.20 percent, or 5.41 points,
to 2,761.06, while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on
China’s second exchange, was marginally higher, inching up 0.58 points to
1,444.18.
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