Hong Kong market rises as MERS fears ease

The Hong Kong stock market finished the session higher on Thursday, 11 June 2015, in line with a regional rally and following a strong lead from Wall Street overnight. Meanwhile, momentum was also supported by easing fears of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak after Controller of the Center for Health Protection Leung Ting-hung told a press briefing Thursday morning that no confirmed case of MERS has been found in Hong Kong so far. The Hang Seng Index advanced 220.21 points or 0.83% to finish at 26907.85, off an intra-day high of 26839.43 and day low of 26991.51. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index, benchmark measure of performance of mainland China enterprises, grew 126.58 points, or 0.93%, to 13743.25 points. Turnover reduced to HK$124.30 billion from HK$144.13 billion on Wednesday.

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