Hong Kong stocks rally at start of week

Hong Kong: Hong Kong stocks rallied more than one percent Monday, in line with a broad advance around Asia, on hopes for planned trade talks between China and the United States.

The Hang Seng Index jumped 1.41 percent, or 384.61 points, to close at 27,598.02.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index climbed 1.11 percent, or 29.50 points, to 2,698.47 and the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China’s second exchange, added 0.60 percent, or 8.69 points, to 1,451.07.

[source_without_link]AFP[/source_without_link]