HONG KONG, Nov 2, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Hong Kong stocks jumped more than two
percent in the first few minutes of trade on Friday following another wall
Street rally with trade talk hopes boosted by upbeat comments from Donald
Trump.
The Hang Seng Index rose 2.22 percent, or 564.44 points, to 25,980.44.
The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index jumped 1.65 percent, or 43.01
points, to 2,649.25, while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks
on China’s second exchange, rose 1.96 percent, or 25.64 points, to 1,331.95.