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Article: Roundup: Hong Kong stocks surge 3.66 pct
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- July 14, 2009
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Roundup: Hong Kong stocks surge 3.66 pct
HONG KONG, July 14 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks surged 3.66
percent on Tuesday, with the benchmark Hang Seng Index advancing
631.1 points to close the session at 17,885.73.
With market sentiment boosted by overnight rally on Wall Street,
the Hang Seng Index opened 2.19 percent higher at 17,631.67 and
moved up before ending near the day high of 17,896.36 on turnover of
51 billion HK dollars.
Prior to Tuesday's robust gain, the benchmark index was at its
lowest level since May 26 after several days of tumbling.
All 42 constituents of the benchmark index were higher, with
financial stocks leading the gain.
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