Hong Kong: Stocks end sharply higher

[HONG KONG] Hong Kong stocks surged more than one per cent Thursday after the Federal Reserve indicated it would leave interest rate unchanged next year, while investors are keeping tabs on the China-US trade talks.

The Hang Seng index climbed 1.31 per cent, or 348.71 points, to 26,994.14.

But the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.30 per cent, or 8.72 points, to 2,915.70 and the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, dropped 0.19 per cent, or 3.17 points, to 1,636.33.

AFP