HONG KONG, Feb 12 (Reuters): Hong Kong shares finished higher on
Thursday as telecommunication shares jumped on speculation of industry
consolidation.
Shares of China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd and China Telecom Corp Ltd surged more than 5 per cent at one point on rumours that they would merge, but both stocks gave up some of their gains after China's telecoms regulator denied the speculation.
The Hang Seng index rose 0.4 per cent to 24,422.15 points, while the China Enterprises Index gained 1.1 per cent, to 11,783.61.
Total trading volume of companies included in the HSI index was 1.5 billion shares.
Shares of China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd and China Telecom Corp Ltd surged more than 5 per cent at one point on rumours that they would merge, but both stocks gave up some of their gains after China's telecoms regulator denied the speculation.
The Hang Seng index rose 0.4 per cent to 24,422.15 points, while the China Enterprises Index gained 1.1 per cent, to 11,783.61.
Total trading volume of companies included in the HSI index was 1.5 billion shares.
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