BCN-25 Hong Kong, Shanghai stocks end week on positive note

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Hong Kong, Shanghai stocks end week on positive note

HONG KONG, May 10, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Shares in mainland China and Hong Kong
rallied Friday, ending a painful week on a positive note, as investors keep a
close eye on crunch trade talks between China and the United States.

The Hang Seng Index jumped 0.84 percent, or 239.17 points, to 28,550.24.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index surged 3.10 percent, or 88.26
points, to 2,939.21, while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks
on China’s second exchange, advanced 3.83 percent, or 57.90 points, to
1,568.62.

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