[HONG KONG] Hong Kong stocks closed Thursday with gains on hopes a post-Brexit trade deal will be signed soon, but increases were tempered by a plunge in market heavyweight Alibaba after China launched an anti-monopoly probe into the ecommerce giant.
The Hang Seng Index added 0.16 per cent or 43.46 points to 26,386.56 as investors broke up early for Christmas.For daily updates on weekdays and specially selected content for the weekend. Subscribe to