HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks have ended 0.51 per cent higher following rallies in Europe and New York on hopes Greece will be able to thrash out a new debt deal with creditors.
A pick-up in world oil prices also lent support.
Hong Kong’s benchmark Hang Seng Index on Wednesday added 124.98 points to 24,679.76 on turnover of $HK87.30 billion ($A14.44 billion).
But in mainland China, the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index dropped 0.96 per cent, or 30.78 points, to 3,174.13 on turnover of 290.2 billion yuan ($A59.49 billion).
The Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China’s second exchange, slipped 0.27 per cent, or 4.18 points, to 1,529.04 on turnover of 232.8 billion yuan.
