SHANGHAI – Hong Kong shares ended higher on Wednesday, the biggest daily jump in nearly three months, with strong gains in tech firms following comments from the Federal Reserve chief that the US central bank will not hasten to hike rates.
At the close of trade, the Hang Seng index was up 507.31 points, or 1.79 percent, at 28,817.07, rising the most in a day since April 1. The Hang Seng China Enterprises index rose 1.95 percent to 10,673.91.
The sub-index of the Hang Seng tracking energy shares rose 1.1 percent, while the IT sector rose 2.62 percent, the financial sector ended 1.43 percent higher and the property sector rose 1.04 percent.