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Hong Kong stock up 0.63% at open

Published: 15 May 2015 - 09:56 am | Last Updated: 14 Jan 2022 - 02:30 am


Hong Kong - Hong Kong shares rose 0.63 percent at the start of the session Friday following a rally on Wall Street as expectations for an early US rate hike diminish.

The Hang Seng Index added 173.03 points, to 27,459.58.

But in mainland China the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.52 percent, or 22.82 points, to 4,355.49.

The Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, lost 0.81 percent, or 19.94 points, to 2,434.26.

AFP