Hang Seng rises in post-holiday return

Hong Kong share market closed marginally in post-holiday session on Monday, 23 February 2015, with gains in Tencent Holdings offsetting weakness in casino operators and oil firms. The benchmark index opened 84 points higher following the rally of the Wall Street on Friday, but it quickly headed south and dropped 167 points at one stage. The Hang Seng Index ended up 4.68 points or 0.02% to 24836.76, off an intra-day high of 24916.24 and day low of 2466468, marking its sixth straight session of gains. The China Enterprises index of the top Chinese listings in Hong Kong slipped 0.2 percent to 12041.49 points. Turnover was HK$49.4 billion compared to half-day turnover of HK$28.9 billion on Wednesday when trading time was shortened. The local stock market closed on last Thursday and Friday for Chinese New Year holidays.

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