BCN-15 Hong Kong stocks end with gains

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Hong Kong stocks end with gains

HONG KONG, June 24, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Hong Kong shares started the week
with small gains Monday, brushing off worries about the brewing US-Iran
crisis to focus on upcoming talks between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping.

The Hang Seng Index added 0.14 percent, or 39.29 points, to 28,513.00.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index added 0.21 percent, or 6.17 points,
to 3,008.15 but the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China’s
second exchange, dipped 0.09 percent, or 1.35 points, to 1,576.09.

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