HONG KONG: Hong Kong shares have climbed 0.70 per cent following two days of losses and boosted by a rally on Wall Street, while dealers await the conclusion of a US Federal Reserve policy meeting later in the day.
The benchmark Hang Seng Index on Wednesday added 187.09 points to close at 26,753.79 on turnover of $HK120.82 billion ($A20.10 billion).
In mainland China, the Shanghai Composite Index advanced 1.65 per cent, or 80.47 points, to 4,967.90 on turnover of 830.3 billion yuan ($A175.05 billion).
The Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China’s second exchange, climbed 1.98 per cent, or 58.74 points, to 3,021.40 on turnover of 706.3 billion yuan.
