Staff reporter and Bloomberg
Hong Kong stocks increased by around 2.83 percent or 572 points to 20,789 points yesterday, marking a nearly three-month high on closing, as investors pinned their hopes on a China-US phone call to resolve levies on Asia's largest economy.
Turnover reached HK$161.88 billion on the main board
Tencent's (0700) shares rose by 4.1 percent to HK$420.8 apiece and Alibaba (9988) went by nearly 4 percent to HK$97.65.
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