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Hong Kong stocks squeeze out fresh gains
HONG KONG, Sept 20, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Hong Kong stocks edged up Thursday on
lingering hopes China and the United States will eventually reach an
agreement to avert an all-out trade war.
The Hang Seng Index rose 0.26 percent, or 70.30 points, to close at
27,477.67.
But the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index slipped 0.06 percent, or 1.61
points, to 2,729.24, while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks
on China’s second exchange, lost 0.22 percent, or 3.20 points, to 1,420.02.
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