HK stocks rise after US pauses rate hikes
Hong Kong stocks climbed more than one percent at the open on Thursday, after the Federal Reserve decided against hiking interest rates and as traders awaited a string of Chinese data. The Hang Seng Index jumped 1.13 percent, or 218.38 points, to 19,626.80. The Shanghai Composite Index edged up 0.09 percent, or 2.83 points, to 3,231.81, while the mainland's second exchange, the Shenzhen Composite Index, gained 0.10 percent, or 1.98 points, to 2,040.77.