HK stocks closed sharply higher on Friday after the Dow soared 221 points overnight on strong 3Q GDP growth of 3.5%.
The Hang Seng Index ended up 296 points to 23,998, off an intra-day high of 24,046. The H-share index also rose 126 points to 10,755. Turnover rose to HK$82.9bn from HK$67.6bn on Thursday.
Macau gaming players rose across the board. Galaxy Ent (00027) jumped 5.2% to HK$52.95. It was the top blue chip winner. Sands China (01928) rose 3% to HK$48.3. MGM China (02282) added 3% to HK$24.9. Melco Crown (06883) shot up 3.4% to HK$69.25.
Aviation counters benefited from the lower crude prices. CEA (00670) rose 4.6% to HK$2.95. Cathay Pacific (00293) gained 1% to HK$14.54. Air China (00753) was flat at HK$5.02. CSA (01055) edged up 0.7% to HK$2.72.
Oil majors were also firmer. PetroChina (00857) inched up 0.6% to HK$9.71. Sinopec (00386) was slightly up by 0.2% to HK$6.72. CNOOC (00883) rose 1.5% to HK$12.18.
Chinese telecom operators were higher. China Mobile (00941) put on 2.6% to HK$96.5. China Unicom (00762) added 1.6% to HK$11.66. China Telecom (00728) also rose 1.9% to HK$4.94.
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