BCN-06 Hong Kong stocks start with gains

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Hong Kong stocks start with gains

HONG KONG, Dec 12, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Hong Kong stocks came out of the gates
with healthy gains Thursday morning after the Federal Reserve indicated it
will not change interest rates throughout next year, pointing to strength in
the US economy.

The Hang Seng index rose 0.87 percent, or 232.79 points, to 26,878.22.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index added 0.07 percent, or 1.92 points,
to 2,926.34 and the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China’s
second exchange, was marginally higher, inching up 0.38 points to 1,639.88.

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