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Hong Kong, Shenzhen stocks end morning up on link news

Published November 28, 2016 Updated November 28, 2016 04:10am

HONG KONG: Shares in Hong Kong and Shenzhen rose Monday as traders welcomed last week's announcement that a long-awaited trading link between the two markets would start on December 5.

The Hang Seng Index added 0.72 percent, or 162.76 points, to 22,886.21 by the break.

The Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, gained 0.13 percent, or 2.72 points, to 2,132.57 and the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index climbed 0.51 percent, or 16.57 points, to 3,278.51.

Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2016