HONG KONG: Hong Kong shares have closed 0.93 per cent higher, boosted by hopes of a last-minute deal on Greece’s debt reform as well as data showing Chinese manufacturing activity improving.
The benchmark Hang Seng Index added 252.61 points to 27,333.46 on turnover of $HK135.99 billion ($A22.72 billion).
In mainland China the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index, which plunged 13 per cent over last week, gained 2.19 per cent, or 98.13 points, to 4,576.49 on turnover of 693.6 billion yuan ($A146.92 billion).
The Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China’s second exchange, added 1.18 per cent, or 32.46 points, to 2,774.64 on turnover of 604.7 billion yuan.
