HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks closed 0.11 percent higher Friday, ending the week on a positive note after a surge on Wall Street as worries about a possible US rate hike eased.
The benchmark Hang Seng Index added 25.25 points to 23,823.21 on turnover of HK$73.71 billion ($9.51 billion).
In mainland China the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.70 percent, or 23.59 points, to 3,372.91 on turnover of 374.0 billion yuan ($60.7 billion). The index added 4.06 percent over the week.
The Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China s second exchange, gained 1.38 percent, or 23.24 points, to 1,708.08 on turnover of 287.3 billion yuan. It rose 3.41 percent for the week.
