Hong Kong: Hong Kong stocks clocked up a sixth successive gain on Thursday as investors tracked a rally on Wall Street, while looking ahead to the weekend’s Group of Seven summit.
The Hang Seng Index rose 0.81 percent, or 253.53 points, to 31,512.63.
But the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index edged down 0.18 percent, or 5.68 points, to 3,109.50 and the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China’s second exchange, dropped 0.63 percent, or 11.19 points, to 1,767.96.
AFP