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Hong Kong stocks build on rally in opening trade
HONG KONG, Aug 28, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Hong Kong stocks rallied at the open
Tuesday, extending the previous day’s surge of more than two percent, after
another record lead from Wall Street as investors welcomed news the US and
Mexico had agreed a revised NAFTA trade pact.
The Hang Seng Index climbed 0.92 percent, or 259.62 points, to 28,530.89.
And the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index edged up 0.05 percent, or 1.39
points, to 2,782.29, while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks
on China’s second exchange, was marginally higher, inching up 0.34 points to
1,497.05.
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