HONG KONG STOCKS START ON POSITIVE NOTE

Highlights

• The Hang Seng index increased up to 0.5% to 23,742.13 points.
• Hang Seng tracking energy shares increased 1.1%, the IT sector rose 0.8%, the financial sector inched 0.1% higher and the property sector increased 0.5%.
• The mainland China’s financial markets are closed until Wednesday for a public holiday.

On Tuesday, Hong Kong shares recovered some of the ....