Hong Kong stocks end higher after five-day sell-off

HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks ended Thursday with gains, snapping five days of losses that had wiped around eight percent off the Hang Seng Index, though traders remain concerned about volatility across world markets.

The HSI added 0.42 percent, or 128.07 points, to close at 30,451.27.

But the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index sank 1.43 percent, or 47.21 points, to 3,262.05 and the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, was up 1.18 percent, or 20.18 points, to 1,734.57.