China, Hong Kong shares keep climbing; developers lend support

China and Hong Kong stocks extended their New Year rally on Friday, underpinned by robust gains in real estate firms. At 04:02 GMT, the Shanghai Composite index was up 7.95 points or 0.23 per cent at 3,393.66. China’s blue-chip CSI300 index was up 0.24 per …
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