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Hong Kong stocks rise for sixth straight day
HONG KONG, June 7, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Hong Kong stocks clocked up a sixth
successive gain on Thursday as investors tracked a rally on Wall Street,
while looking ahead to the weekend’s Group of Seven summit.
The Hang Seng Index rose 0.81 percent, or 253.53 points, to 31,512.63.
But the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index edged down 0.18 percent, or
5.68 points, to 3,109.50 and the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks
stocks on China’s second exchange, dropped 0.63 percent, or 11.19 points, to
1,767.96.
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