Hong Kong stocks slightly up on return from Christmas
Hong Kong, (MILLAT ONLINE):Hong Kong stocks closed slightly higher on Wednesday after muted trading on the return from the four-day Christmas holiday.
The Hang Seng Index added 0.07 percent, or 19.65 points, to close at 29,597.66.
The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.92 percent, or 30.34 points, to 3,275.78, while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China’s second exchange, lost 0.70 percent, or 13.22 points, to 1,878.80.