HONG KONG: Hong Kong shares finished higher on Friday, recording the biggest monthly gain since July.
The Hang Seng Index closed up 1.3 percent at 23,998.06, and the China Enterprises Index of the leading offshore Chinese listings in Hong Kong rose 1.2 percent.
For the week, the blue chip index was up 3.0 percent, its biggest gain in 14 weeks, and the H-shares index was up 3.5 percent, its best performance in eight weeks. Both indexes added more than 4 percent in October.