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Hong Kong shares up 0.49% at lunch

Published: 15 May 2015 - 11:08 am | Last Updated: 14 Jan 2022 - 01:14 am


Hong Kong - Hong Kong stocks finished the morning session 0.49 percent higher Friday, in line with a broad regional advance following a record close on Wall Street.

The Hang Seng Index added 133.20 points, to 27,419.75 on turnover of HK$64.17 billion ($8.28 billion).

However, the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index fell 1.44 percent, or 63.09 points, to 4,315.22.

The Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, lost 0.76 percent, or 18.59 points, to 2,435.61.

AFP