ASIA1HONG KONG: Hong Kong shares were 0.43 percent higher by the break on Monday following better-than-expected jobs data out of the United States and an improvement in Chinese manufacturing.

 

The benchmark Hang Seng Index rose 94.53 points to 22,285.70 on turnover worth HK$32.38 billion ($4.18 billion).

 

Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2012

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