HK blue chips breach 30,000 points in broad rally
(Updates to open)
HONG KONG, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Hong Kong blue chips shot up to an all-time high of 30,320.06, sailing past the 30,000 resistance level on Friday as oil issues and mainland financials advanced following solid quarterly results from Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (1398.HK: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) and Ping An Insurance (2318.HK: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz).
The benchmark Hang Seng Index .HSI opened up 1.2 percent at 30,215.20.
The China Enterprises index of H shares .HSCE, or Hong Kong-listed shares in mainland companies, opened up 1.4 percent.
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