Hong Kong stocks surge into the weekend
Hong Kong shares finished the week with a flourish on Friday as global markets extended a rally fuelled by optimism that the Federal Reserve has come to the end of its interest rate-hiking cycle. The Hang Seng Index soared 2.5 percent, or 433 points, to 17,664. The Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.7 percent, or 21 points, to 3,030, and the Shenzhen Composite Index climbed 1.2 percent, or 21 points, to 1,875. (AFP)