Hong Kong shares up 0.53% at close

Reported by AAP
Wednesday, June 20, 2012

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Hong Kong shares closed 0.53 per cent higher on Wednesday amid hopes for another round of stimulus measures from the US Federal Reserve later in the day.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index rose 102.18 points to 19,518.85 on turnover of HK$41.46 billion ($A5.27 billion).

Chinese shares closed down 0.34 per cent. The Shanghai Composite Index, which covers both A and B shares, ended down 7.92 points to 2,292.88 on turnover of 50.6 billion yuan.

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