Hong Kong: Stocks end well up

[HONG KONG] Hong Kong stocks closed with big gains on Thursday (Nov 11) as investors welcomed reports that struggling property giant China Evergrande had met the latest deadline to pay interest on offshore bonds, while Alibaba was also well up as it held its latest Singles Day online shopping event.

The Hang Seng Index rose 1.01 per cent, or 251.85 points, to 25,247.99.

The Shanghai Composite Index jumped 1.15 per cent, or 40.32 points, to 3,532.79, while the Shenzhen Composite Index on China's second exchange piled on 1.14 per cent, or 27.70 points, to 2,457.78.

AFP