Hong Kong Jumps by Break, Shanghai also Higher

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Hong Kong stocks jumped by the break Wednesday on the back of a global rally and as energy firms were lifted by a rise in oil prices.

The Hang Seng Index surged 2.47 percent or 490.57 points, to 20,321.

Mainland stocks were also higher, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index gaining 0.27 percent, or 7.66 points, to 2,829.33, and the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, adding 0.45 percent, or 8.21 points, to 1,812.81.

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