HONG KONG, May 18 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares extended gains
in Tuesday's afternoon session to finish up 1.17 percent, with a
rebound in China's equities markets further encouraging investors
to scoop up beaten down stocks.
Europe-focused fashion retailer Esprit rose 5.1 percent and British lender HSBC gained 1.5 percent, making a partial recovery from recent declines.
The benchmark Hang Seng Index ended up 229.74 points at 19,944.94, bouncing from its weakest closing level in more than three months on Monday.
The China Enterprise Index of top locally listed mainland Chinese stocks rose 1.72 percent.
((Reporting by Jun Ebias; Editing by Chris Lewis))
((jun.ebias@thomsonreuters.com; +852 2843 6537; Reuters Messaging: jun.ebias.reuters.com@reuters.net)) Pan-Asia...... Japan........ S.Korea.... S.E. Asia............ Hong Kong... Taiwan..... Australia/NZ......... India....... China...... OTHER MARKETS: Wall Street........... Gold......... Currency.. Eurostocks........... Oil........... JP bonds... ADR Report.......... LME metals.. US bonds... Stocks News US... Stocks News Europe... DIARIES & DATA: IPO diary & data Asia earnings diary U.S. earnings diary European diary Taiwan diary Wall Street Week Ahead Eurostocks Week Ahead World forecasts TOP NEWS: For top Asian company news, double click on: U.S. company news European company news Forex news Global Economy news Technology news Telecoms news Media news Banking news Politics/General news Asia Macro data A multimedia version of Reuters Top News is available at: http://topnews.session.rservices.com LIVE PRICES & DATA: World Stocks Currency rates Dow Jones/NASDAQ Nikkei FTSE 100 Debt Hong Kong Dollar LME price overview Keywords: MARKETS HONGKONG STOCKS/ XX:SU:REUTERS#SN:nHKF002402#XX:646545.0#HS:RAMSTXT_9088_2010-5-18_080905_2_137#DU:reewire+rexwire+reawire+lanreunxd1+bsu8rtr#XN:##XP:tfukfipdista.datastream.com ~ (If you have a query or comment on this story, send an email to news.feedback.asia@thomsonreuters.com) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
Europe-focused fashion retailer Esprit rose 5.1 percent and British lender HSBC gained 1.5 percent, making a partial recovery from recent declines.
The benchmark Hang Seng Index ended up 229.74 points at 19,944.94, bouncing from its weakest closing level in more than three months on Monday.
The China Enterprise Index of top locally listed mainland Chinese stocks rose 1.72 percent.
((Reporting by Jun Ebias; Editing by Chris Lewis))
((jun.ebias@thomsonreuters.com; +852 2843 6537; Reuters Messaging: jun.ebias.reuters.com@reuters.net)) Pan-Asia...... Japan........ S.Korea.... S.E. Asia............ Hong Kong... Taiwan..... Australia/NZ......... India....... China...... OTHER MARKETS: Wall Street........... Gold......... Currency.. Eurostocks........... Oil........... JP bonds... ADR Report.......... LME metals.. US bonds... Stocks News US... Stocks News Europe... DIARIES & DATA: IPO diary & data Asia earnings diary U.S. earnings diary European diary Taiwan diary Wall Street Week Ahead Eurostocks Week Ahead World forecasts TOP NEWS: For top Asian company news, double click on: U.S. company news European company news Forex news Global Economy news Technology news Telecoms news Media news Banking news Politics/General news Asia Macro data A multimedia version of Reuters Top News is available at: http://topnews.session.rservices.com LIVE PRICES & DATA: World Stocks Currency rates Dow Jones/NASDAQ Nikkei FTSE 100 Debt Hong Kong Dollar LME price overview Keywords: MARKETS HONGKONG STOCKS/ XX:SU:REUTERS#SN:nHKF002402#XX:646545.0#HS:RAMSTXT_9088_2010-5-18_080905_2_137#DU:reewire+rexwire+reawire+lanreunxd1+bsu8rtr#XN:##XP:tfukfipdista.datastream.com ~ (If you have a query or comment on this story, send an email to news.feedback.asia@thomsonreuters.com) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
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