SHARES snapped a three-day losing streak, climbing 0.73 per cent yesterday, after Wall Street hit new records in response to solid United States jobs data last week while dealers also welcomed upbeat economic figures from China and Japan.
The benchmark Hang Seng Index added 166.47 points to 23,117.47 on turnover of HK$44.09 billion
Hong Kong property firms outperformed, buoyed by the hopes for improving house sales in the second half of the year. Henderson Land Development climbed 2.3 per cent, while Cheung Kong Holdings rose 1.0 per cent. Reuters
