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Hong Kong stocks start week with a gain
HONG KONG, April 8, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Hong Kong stocks resumed their upward
march Monday as investors returned from a long weekend break to forecast-
beating US jobs data that eased worries about the world’s top economy.
The Hang Seng Index rose 0.47 percent, or 140.83 points, to close at
30,077.15. The index closed above 30,000 for the first time since June.
The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index dipped 0.05 percent, or 1.76
points, to 3,244.81, while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks
on China’s second exchange, was 0.55 percent, or 9.82 points, down at
1,770.20.
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