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Hong Kong stocks rally at open
HONG KONG, Sept 6, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Hong Kong stocks rallied almost one
percent in the opening minutes of Friday, spurred by a strong lead from Wall
Street as data showed a healthy pick-up in US private-sector jobs.
The Hang Seng Index climbed 0.97 percent, or 257.60 points, to 26,773.13.
The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index added 0.13 percent, or 3.87 points,
to 2,989.74 and the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China’s
second exchange, rose 0.45 percent, or 7.44 points, to 1,659.07.
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