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Summary Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index gained 0.26 percent, or 53.52 points, to 20,725.15
HONG KONG (AFP) - Chinese shares lept on Monday morning, after a state-backed agency announced it would resume lending to brokerages to fund margin trading.
The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index rose 1.79 percent, or 52.89 points, to 3,008.04 by the break.
The Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China s second exchange, gained 1.79 percent, or 32.94 points, to 1,870. 15.
Hong Kong s Hang Seng Index gained 0.26 percent, or 53.52 points, to 20,725.15.
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