
The Hang Seng Index added 0.59 percent, or 163.78 points, to 27,971.37.
But the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index was barely moved, inching down 1.11 points to 3,352.51, while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, dipped 0.08 percent, or 1.67 points, to 1,986.32.