Hong Kong Stocks Extend Gains At Open 17 Jan 2019

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Hong Kong stocks extend gains at open 17 Jan 2019

Hong Kong stocks rose in the first few minutes of trade on Thursday, building on the previous two days' gains, after a positive start to the US corporate reporting season

Hong Kong, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 17th Jan, 2019 ) :Hong Kong stocks rose in the first few minutes of trade on Thursday, building on the previous two days' gains, after a positive start to the US corporate reporting season.

The Hang Seng Index added 0.

19 percent, or 51.11 points, to 26,953.21.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.12 percent, or 3.16 points, to open at 2,573.58, but the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, was 0.05 percent, or 0.61 points, lower at 1,320.91.