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HK shares climb as oil stocks cheer higher crude

Wed Dec 26, 2007 9:09pm EST
 
 (Updates to open)
 HONG KONG, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Hong Kong stocks rose on
Thursday, with oil and petrochemical stocks rallying on higher
crude prices.
 The benchmark Hang Seng Index .HSI opened at 28,337.47, or
0.74 percent higher, after a two-day Christmas break.
 The China Enterprises index of H shares .HSCE, or Hong
Kong-listed shares in mainland companies, was up 0.81 percent as
of 0202 GMT.
 (Reporting by Judy Hua)



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