Hong Kong stocks start year on front foot
Hong Kong stocks started the new year with a healthy gain on Tuesday, boosted by a rally in Macau casinos ahead of an expected reopening of the border with the mainland, while tech firms were also well up. The Hang Seng Index rose 1.8 percent, or 363 points, to 20,145. The Shanghai Composite Index added 0.9 percent, or 27 points, to 3,116, while the Shenzhen Composite Index rose 1.4 percent, or 28 points, to 2,004. (AFP)