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HONG KONG, Feb 20, (MILLAT) – Hong Kong and Chinese
shares both rose Monday morning, following a positive lead from Wall Street.
The Hang Seng Index was up 0.33 percent, or 78.1 points, to 24,111.85 The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.79 percent, or 25.25
points, to 3,227.33, while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China’s second exchange, climbed 0.33 percent, or 6.43 points, to 1,951.54.