HONG KONG: Hong Kong shares have closed 0.69 per cent higher, shaking off a broad sell-off across Asia and the United States, while Shanghai edged down after climbing more than two per cent in the previous two days.
The benchmark Hang Seng Index gained 190.75 points to close at 27,657.47 on Wednesday on a turnover of $HK150.55 billion ($A24.99 billion).
In mainland China the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index was marginally lower, inching down 0.55 points to 4,909.98, on turnover of 1.0 trillion yuan ($A210.28 billion).
The Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China’s second exchange, gained 0.38 per cent, or 11.44 points, to 3,041.41 on turnover of 965.8 billion yuan
