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Hong Kong stocks surge on trade talk hopes
HONG KONG, Sept 13, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Hong Kong stocks soared more than two
percent Thursday after the US and China edged closer to restarting talks to
avert their trade row.
The Hang Seng Index jumped 2.54 percent, or 669.45 points to 27,014.49.
And the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index rose 1.15 percent, or 30.47
points, to end at 2,686.58, while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks
stocks on China’s second exchange, climbed 0.71 percent, or 9.97 points, to
1,413.57.
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