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HK shares open 1.8 pct higher at 8 month high

Sun May 31, 2009 10:01pm EDT
 
 HONG KONG, June 1 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares opened 1.8
percent higher at an eight- month high on Monday, ascending for a
third straight session with better-than-expected purchasing
managers index data from China keeping alive hope for a rapid
economic recovery.
 The benchmark Hang Seng Index .HSI was up 328.92 points at
18,499.92, its highest level since September 2008.
 The China Enterprises Index .HSCE of top mainland companies
was set to start 1.9 percent higher at 10,622.49.
 (Reporting by Parvathy Ullatil; Editing by Chris Lewis)



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