Hang Seng Index Rises on May seventeenth, Closing at 19553.61 Points
Xinhua News Agency, Hong Kong – On May seventeenth, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index noticed a big enhance of 177.08 factors, or 0.91%, to shut at 19553.61 factors. The essential board transaction quantity for the day reached HK$179.304 billion.
The state-owned enterprise index additionally skilled a optimistic pattern, rising 63.32 factors to shut at 6934.7 factors, a rise of 0.92%. Additionally, the Hang Seng Technology Index elevated by 40.44 factors, closing at 4112.59 factors, reflecting a 0.99% rise.
Among the blue-chip shares, Tencent Holdings rose by 0.36% to shut at HK$395, whereas Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing elevated by 1.03% to shut at HK$295. China Mobile additionally noticed an increase of 1.16% to shut at HK$74.35. However, HSBC Holdings fell by 2.21% to shut at HK$68.55.
In the native Hong Kong shares market, Cheung Kong Holdings noticed a 1.27% rise, closing at HK$35.8, whereas Sun Hung Kai Properties rose by 0.56% to shut at HK$80.1. Henderson Land additionally skilled a optimistic pattern, rising by 1.34% to shut at HK$26.45.
When it involves Chinese monetary shares, Bank of China fell by 0.26% to shut at HK$3.86, and China Construction Bank decreased by 0.85% to shut at HK$5.85. Industrial and Commercial Bank of China remained steady, closing at HK$4.71, whereas Ping An of China and China Life rose considerably by 5.7% and 5.01% respectively, closing at HK$45.45 and HK$13.
Finally, within the petroleum and petrochemical shares market, Sinopec rose by 1.96% to shut at HK$5.21, PetroChina elevated by 1.34% to shut at HK$7.57, and China National Offshore Oil noticed a modest rise of 0.21% to shut at HK$19.36.