BCN-09 Hong Kong stocks open higher

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Hong Kong stocks open higher

HONG KONG, June 25, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Hong Kong stocks opened higher on
Monday with energy firms boosted by a surge in oil prices after OPEC and
other key producers agreed a modest increase in output.

The Hang Seng Index rose 0.20 percent, or 58.47 points, to 29,397.17.

And the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.47 percent, or 13.69
points, to 2,903.45, while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks
on China’s second exchange, climbed 0.68 percent, or 10.86 points, to
1,608.25.

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