HK stocks finish week with more gains
Hong Kong stocks rallied on Friday on fresh hopes for US interest rate cuts as well as a report saying the mainland was considering scrapping dividend taxes on Hong Kong shares bought via the Stock Connect. The Hang Seng Index jumped 2.3 percent, or 425 points, to 18,963. The Shanghai Composite Index was flat, inching up 0.2 points to 3,154, while the Shenzhen Composite Index slipped 0.7 percent, or 12 points, to 1,783. (AFP)