HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks finished the morning session 0.49 percent higher Friday, in line with a broad regional advance following a record close on Wall Street.
The Hang Seng Index added 133.20 points, to 27,419.75 on turnover of HK$64.17 billion ($8.28 billion).
However, the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index fell 1.44 percent, or 63.09 points, to 4,315.22.
The Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China’s second exchange, lost 0.76 percent, or 18.59