HK market builds on gains, lifted by US data
Hong Kong shares extended their gains on Friday on growing optimism for US interest rate cuts following another batch of supportive jobs data. The Hang Seng Index rose 0.7 percent to 18,669. The Shanghai Composite Index edged up 0.1 percent to 3,158, and the Shenzhen Composite Index on China's second exchange ticked up 0.05 percent to 1,797. (AFP)