Hong Kong share market closed higher in shortened session on Wednesday, 18 February 2015, in extremely quiet trade ahead of Chinese New Year holidays. The benchmark index opened 51 points firmer and moved in narrow band of 65 points. The Hang Seng Index ended up 47 points or 0.2% to 24,832, off an intra-day high of 24,871 and day low of 24,806. Half-day turnover increased to HK$28.9 billion from HK$25.5 billion on Tuesday. The local market closes on Thursday and Friday and will resumes trading on coming Monday.
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