Hong Kong stock index soars 6.7 percent after overnight gain on Wall ...
Story date: 2008-01-25 01:45:00
Added on: 2008-01-25 18:58:19
CNBC - Lower rates tend to encourage home buying as mortgages are cheaper. Sun Hun Kai Properties rose 4.76 percent to HK$158.4, Cheung Kong rose 7.53 percent to HK$131.4 and Henderson Land rose 5.95 percent to HK$71.20. Banking giant HSBC, which has been ...
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