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Hong Kong and Shanghai stocks finished with another healthy gain Thursday, building on the previous two days’ advances as traders cheered Chinese moves to kickstart the country’s stuttering economy.
The Hang Seng Index climbed 1.96 percent, or 312.09 points, to 16,211.96.
The Shanghai Composite Index surged 3.03 percent, or 85.34 points, at 2,906.11, and the Shenzhen Composite Index on China’s second exchange added 2.62 percent, or 43.12 points, to 1,689.98.
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