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Hong Kong stocks close slightly higher

Published December 13, 2016 Updated December 13, 2016 08:29am

HONG KONG: Hong Kong shares ended marginally higher Tuesday but gains were limited as investors look ahead to a Federal Reserve policy meeting that is expected to see US borrowing costs increase.

The Hang Seng Index edged up 13.68 points to 22,446.70.

And the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index inched up 0.07 percent, or 2.07 points, to 3,155.04 while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, gained 0.33 percent, or 6.55 points, to 1,975.88.

Copyright AFP (Agence France-Press), 2016