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Hong Kong stocks rise for seventh successive day
HONG KONG, April 3, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Hong Kong stocks rose for a seventh
straight day Wednesday, in line with another regional advance on growing
optimism that China and the United States will reach a trade deal.
The Hang Seng Index jumped 1.22 percent, or 361.72 points, to close at
29,986.39.
And the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index climbed 1.24 percent, or 39.48
points, to 3,216.30, while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks
on China’s second exchange, gained 0.82 percent, or 14.49 points, to
1,772.09.
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