HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks rose 0.35 percent Tuesday morning on hopes Greece and its creditors will reach a bailout reform deal, but mainland markets plunged again as investors returned from a long weekend.
The Hang Seng Index added 93.51 points to 27,174.36 on turnover of HK$72.05 billion (US$9.30 billion).
In Shanghai the composite index tumbled 2.44 percent, or 109.20 points, to 4,369.16, extending losses after a major sell-off last week.
The Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China’s second exchange, plummeted 3.25 percent, or 88.99 points, to 2,653.19.
