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Hong Kong stocks open sharply higher
HONG KONG, Sept 21, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Hong Kong stocks got off to a booming
start on Friday, tracking a record performance on Wall Street and extending
this week’s rally on hopes China and the US will eventually resolve their
trade dispute.
The Hang Seng Index rose 0.85 percent, or 234.68 points, to 27,712.35 in
early trade.
And the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index edged up 0.17 percent, or 4.63
points, to 2,733.87, while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks
on China’s second exchange, climbed up 0.22 percent, or 3.11 points, to
1,423.13.
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