• Hong Kong stocks rose Thursday as trade hopes returned following a report.
• The Hang Seng index added 0.59 percent, or 154.48 points, to 26,217.04.
• The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index added 0.74 percent.

The Hang Seng index added 0.59 percent, or 154.48 points, to 26,217.04.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index added 0.74 percent, or 21.35 points, to 2,899.47 and the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, rallied 1.15 percent, or 18.45 points, to 1,626.97.