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The Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing, the operator of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, gained more than 6% to hit HK$261.8 in the morning session, the highest since Oct 20.Â
The exchange’s latest data showed that its average daily trading turnover HK$104.6 billion in October, rising by 13% from HK$104.6 billion one month earlier.
Fang Xinghai, Vice Chairman of China’s top securities regulator CSRC, said on Saturday that China will continue to improve the Shanghai/Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect Scheme, optimize trading schedule by reducing non-tradable days, expanding eligible stocks to including companies with various voting structures, loss-making biotech companies, Chinese firms listed on the tech-focused Star Market and ETF into the scheme.