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Hong Kong stocks end with big gains
HONG KONG, Aug 19, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Hong Kong shares jumped more than two
percent Monday following a healthy lead from Wall Street with investors
cheered by positive comments on trade talks by Donald Trump’s top trade
adviser.
The Hang Seng Index climbed 2.17 percent or 557.62 points to end at
26,291.84.
The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index gained 2.10 percent, or 59.28
points, to 2,883.10 and the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on
China’s second exchange, rallied 3.05 percent, or 46.49 points, to 1,571.97.
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