Hong Kong stocks end 0.17pc higher

Hong Kong shares ended up 0.17 per cent on Monday, in line with a regional advance and despite data pointing to a slowdown in Chinese manufacturing growth in February.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index added 37.64 points to 22,820.08 on turnover of HK$54.60 billion (US$7.05 billion).

British banking giant HSBC said mainland manufacturing growth hit a four-month low in February but remained positive, noting that the world’s second-biggest economy was still recovering slowly.

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