Hong Kong stocks open higher

Hong Kong: Hong Kong stocks opened higher on Monday with energy firms boosted by a surge in oil prices after OPEC and other key producers agreed a modest increase in output.

The Hang Seng Index rose 0.20 percent, or 58.47 points, to 29,397.17.

And the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.47 percent, or 13.69 points, to 2,903.45, while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, climbed 0.68 percent, or 10.86 points, to 1,608.25.