Hang Seng hugs psychologically key 23,000 level

The Hong Kong stock market ended two and half a month high on Wednesday, 18 January 2017. The rally on the Hong Kong bourse comes as the British Prime Minister delivered her policy speech on Brexit on Tuesday, easing mounting concerns on how she planned to exit the European Union which sent the pound soaring overnight, as well as pushing up stocks with exposure to European market. The Hang Seng Index added 1.13% or 257.29 points to close at 23,098.26. The Hang Seng China Enterprises index, or the H-share index, rose 1.04% or 100.67 points to 9,802.86. Turnover increased to HK$68.5 billion from HK$50.7 billion on Tuesday.

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