Hong Kong: Hong Kong stocks soared more than two percent Thursday after the US and China edged closer to restarting talks to avert their trade row.
The Hang Seng Index jumped 2.54 percent, or 669.45 points to 27,014.49.
And the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index rose 1.15 percent, or 30.47 points, to end at 2,686.58, while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China’s second exchange, climbed 0.71 percent, or 9.97 points, to 1,413.57.
[source_without_link]AFP[/source_without_link]