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HK stocks rise 1.2 pct on financial plays

Wed May 28, 2008 9:57pm EDT

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   HONG KONG, May 29 (Reuters) - Hong Kong stocks rose more than
1 percent on Thursday, with China and financial plays in focus,
and following strong regional gains and a boost on Wall Street
after U.S. durable goods orders showed surprising strength.
Hong Kong's benchmark Hang Seng Index .HSI were set to open
up 292.59 points at 24,542.10, led by a 1.4 percent gain in
heavyweight China Mobile (0941.HK).
 The China Enterprises Index of Hong Kong-listed mainland
companies .HSCE, or H shares, rose 1.46 percent to 13,569.83.
 (US$1=HK$7.8)
 (Reporting by Joseph Chaney; Editing by Anne Marie Roantree)































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