HK blue chips opened firmer on Friday in tandem with the close of the Dow overnight. The Hang Seng Index opened up 62 points to 26,910. The H-share index rose 16 points to 10,604.
Blue chips rose across the board. HSBC (00005) nudged up 0.2% to HK$61. HKEX (00388) edged up 0.4% to HK$238. Tencent (00700) added 0.3% to HK$332. China Mobile (00941) rose 0.5% to HK$66.35. AIA (01299) put on 1.1% to HK$76.55.