Pedestrians walk past a stock market display board showing the losses at Hang Seng Index results in Hong Kong.
Photo by Budrul Chukrut
Hong Kong stocks jumped nearly one percent at the open on Thursday morning following a strong performance on Wall Street as traders cheered the Federal Reserve's upbeat assessment of the US economy.
The Hang Seng Index jumped 0.98%, or 283.49 points, to 29 317.61.
The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index edged up 0.12%, or 4.09 points, to 3 449.64, while the Shenzhen Composite Index on China's second exchange added 0.19%, or 4.16 points, to 2 222.43.