HK shares jump after central banks boost liquidity

(Updates to open)

HONG KONG, March 12 (Reuters) - Hong Kong stocks jumped more
than 3 percent in early trade on Wednesday, pacing gains in
global markets, as investors cheered the move by central banks to
get hundreds of billions of dollars in fresh funds to beleaguered
credit markets.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index .HSI opened up 3.2 percent at
23,737.65. The China Enterprises Index of Hong Kong-listed
mainland companies .HSCE, or H shares, was up 3.5 percent at
13,030.88.
(Reporting by Rita Chang; editing by Ken Wills)