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Hong Kong stocks start on front foot
HONG KONG, Dec 18, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Hong Kong stocks edged up soon after
the open Wednesday, extending the previous two days’ rally, following another
record close on Wall Street
The Hang Seng index climbed 0.37 percent, or 103.03 points, to 27,946.74.
But the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index was slightly lower, inching down
0.95 points to 3,021.47, while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks
stocks on China’s second exchange, fell 0.06 percent, or 1.02 points, to
1,707.76.
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