Hong Kong: Stocks end the week up

[HONG KONG] Hong Kong and Shanghai stocks ended the week up as the oil price rebounded, and despite disappointing economic data from China that missed expectations.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index jumped 1.60 per cent, or 48.03 points, to 3,050.67, while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, gained 1.17 per cent, or 22.75 points, to 1,973.67.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index climbed 0.83 per cent or 186.36 points, to 22,766.91.

AFP