The Business Times

Hong Kong: Stocks have best month since April 2015

Published Wed, Jan 31, 2018 · 08:39 AM

[HONG KONG] Hong Kong stocks reversed earlier losses to end higher on Wednesday, posting its best month in nearly three years, helped by gains for financial and services firms.

At close of trade, the Hang Seng index was up 279.98 points or 0.86 per cent at 32,887.27. The Hang Seng China Enterprises index rose 1.29 per cent to 13,561.65.

China's main Shanghai Composite index closed down 0.19 per cent at 3,481.5094 points while its blue-chip CSI300 index ended up 0.48 percent.

REUTERS

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