Hong Kong - Hong Kong shares rallied on Wednesday morning, extending a healthy start to the year, with energy firms boosted by a pick-up in oil prices.
The Hang Seng Index added 260.43 points, to 23 101.40.
The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index added 8.94 points, to 3 117.71 but the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, slipped3.73 points, to 1 869.29.
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