HONG KONG: Hong Kong shares ended on a positive note Tuesday following the previous day's steep losses, with investors buoyed by hopes for progress in China-US trade talks.

The Hang Seng Index gained 0.34 percent, or 95.22 points to 28,466.48.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.45 percent, or 12.97 points, to 2,899.94 and the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, jumped 0.88 percent, or 13.44 points, to 1,545.87.

Copyright AFP (Agence France-Press), 2019
 

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