Hong Kong shares ended the week with a healthy rise on Friday as investors look ahead to a key speech later in the day by Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell hoping for hints at further interest rate cuts.
The Hang Seng Index jumped 0.50% to 26 179.33.
The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index climbed 0.49% to 2 897.43 and the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, was barely moved, inching down 0.21 points to 1 578.70.