Hong Kong stocks up 0.43 percent by break

A man walks past a screen displaying stock index outside a local bank in Hong Kong. AP FILE PHOTO

HONG KONG–Hong Kong stocks climbed 0.43 percent by the break on Friday after three days of losses as investors look ahead to next week’s US Federal Reserve policy meeting.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index rose 100.01 points to 23,318.13 on turnover of HK$32.39 billion ($4.18 billion).

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