Friday, 18 September 2015 15:16
HONG KONG: Hong Kong equities traced most Asian markets higher Friday as traders welcomed the Federal Reserve’s decision to keep interest rates at record lows, while Shanghai ended another volatile week on a positive note.
In Hong Kong the Hang Seng Index added 0.30 percent, or 66.20 points, to close at 21,920.83.
Shanghai’s benchmark composite index added 0.38 percent, or 11.86 points, to 3,097.92. However, it lost 3.20 percent over another volatile week.
The Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China’s second exchange, rose 1.25 percent, or 20.68 points, to 1,679.10 on turnover of 254.2 billion yuan. It fell 5.74 percent for the week.
