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Wall St gains help HK shrs rebound from losing streak

Mon Jan 14, 2008 9:03pm EST
 
 (Updates to open)
 HONG KONG, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Hong Kong blue chips rose 1
percent on Tuesday, helped by gains on Wall Street, with shares
recovering across the board after falling for three straight
sessions.
 The benchmark Hang Seng Index .HSI opened at 26,728.93.
 The China Enterprises index of H shares .HSCE, or Hong
Kong-listed shares in mainland companies, was up 1.3 percent as
of 0201 GMT.
 (Reporting by Rita Chang; Editing by Anne Marie Roantree)



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