Hong Kong stocks open 0.77 percent higher

HONG KONG–Hong Kong stocks rose 0.77 percent after the opening bell Friday following another rally on Wall Street that was fueled by comments from a Federal Reserve official that its bond-buying programme will not be wound up too soon.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index added 156.55 points to 20,596.63 in the first few minutes of trade.

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