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Hong Kong stocks staged a sharp rally, with the Hang Seng Index surging 2.1% to close at 17,651, the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index surging 2.44% and the Hang Seng Tech Index jumping 4.6%. For the week, the three indexes jumped 8.8%, 9.1% and 13.4%, respectively.
Technology heavyweights and financial heavyweights surged, with SenseTime surging 43.4%, Kuaishou up 7%, JD.com jumping nearly 5.7%, Alibaba up 3.15% and Tencent up 2.65%.