AFX: HK shares close at 7-wk high on China support talk
HONG KONG, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares soared 8.2 percent to a seven-week high on Monday on talk of further measures from China to support banks and markets as well as push up consumption in the world's fastest-growing major economy.
The benchmark Hang Seng Index unofficially closed 1128.78 points higher at 14,974.87 after breaching the 15,000-point level earlier.
A strong surge in mainboard turnover to more than HK$59 billion compared with just HK$37.3 billion on Friday, supported a 13 percent rally in shares of bourse operator Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing.
The China Enterprises Index of top locally listed mainland Chinese firms rose 8.9 percent to 8,087.87.
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