HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks headed for a fourth successive gain Wednesday, tracking a record close on Wall Street on hopes Donald Trump’s big-spending plans will kickstart the US economy. The Hang Seng Index added 0.38 percent, or 85.45 points, to 22,763.52 by the break.
The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.23 percent, or 7.49 points, to 3,255.84 and the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China’s second exchange, edged up 0.02 percent, or 0.36 points, to 2,138.24.





