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Published Thu, Dec 24, 2020 · 04:27 AM

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    [HONG KONG] Hong Kong stocks closed Thursday with gains on hopes a post-Brexit trade deal will be signed soon, but increases were tempered by a plunge in market heavyweight Alibaba after China launched an anti-monopoly probe into the ecommerce giant.

    The Hang Seng Index added 0.16 per cent or 43.46 points to 26,386.56 as investors broke up early for Christmas.

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