HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks chalked up a ninth successive gain on Thursday, tracking an across-the-board record in New York as traders cheered strong US corporate earnings.

The Hang Seng Index rose 0.26 percent, or 68.05 points, to 26,740.21.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index added 0.43 percent, or 13.88 points, to 3,244.86 and the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, gained 0.48 percent, or 8.91 points, to 1,847.97.