Hong Kong stocks finish higher
Hong Kong shares closed on a healthy note on Thursday as global markets welcomed a hint from the Federal Reserve that its programme of interest rate hikes had come to an end. The Hang Seng Index rose 0.8 percent, or 128 points, to 17,230. The Shanghai Composite Index retreated 0.5 percent, or 13 points, to 3,009, and the Shenzhen Composite Index shed 1 percent, or 18 points, to 1,853. (AFP)