The Hong Kong stock market closed at a fresh ten-year high on Monday, 16 October 2017, fuelled by tracking the global rally in equities on following Wall Street's lead and media reports said the bourse operator was considering asking the city's government to cut the stamp duty on share trades. The Hang Seng Index rose 0.8%, or 216.37 points, to 28,692.80, the highest level since December 2007. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index, known as the H-shares index, gained 0.7% to 11,602.92. Turnover increased to HK$103.3 billion from HK$87.4 billion on Friday.
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