Hong Kong: Stocks kick week off with fresh record

[HONG KONG]Hong Kong investors pressed on with their rally on Monday, pushing the city's benchmark index to yet another record high, brushing aside a shutdown of the US government.

The Hang Seng Index rose 0.43 per cent, or 138.52 points, to finish at 32,393.41.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index added 0.39 per cent, or 13.50 points, to 3,501.36 and the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, rose 1.16 per cent, or 22.37 points, to 1,943.91.

AFP