Hong Kong shares rise 0.2% as consumer stocks gain
Hong Kong shares rise 0.2% as consumer stocks gain
Hong Kong's $Hang Seng Index(800000.HK)$ closed 0.2% higher at 24289.90, tracking a positive performance in the U.S. ADR market overnight. Sentiment was also supported by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's reiteration that the country will launch more measures to stabilize economic growth.
香港的$恆生指數(800000.HK)$收高0.2%，報24289.90，追蹤隔夜美國存託憑證市場的正面表現。中國國務院總理李克強重申，中國將推出更多措施來穩定經濟增長，這也支撐了市場人氣。
Consumer stocks were higher ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday. $Budweiser Brewing Company APAC Limited(01876.HK)$ gained 1.6% and $ANTA SPORTS(02020.HK)$ rose 0.1%. $CHINA RAILWAY(00390.HK)$ added 1.9% after its consortium secured a CNY17.55 billion contract from the Philippines Transportation Department. Market focus remains on the outcome of the U.S. Federal Reserve meeting.
消費類股在農曆新年假期前走高。百威亞太(01876.HK)$上漲1.6%，安踏體育(02020.HK)$上漲0.1%。$中國鐵路(00390.HK)$在其財團從菲律賓交通部獲得人民幣175.5億元的合同後，該公司股價上漲1.9%。市場焦點仍在美國聯邦儲備委員會(美聯儲，FED)會議結果上.
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