Hang Seng wobbles, then closes higher as Hong Kong inflation ticks up and Trump cools tariff talk
Hong Kong stocks ended slightly higher on Thursday after a choppy session, with the Hang Seng Index adding 44 points to close at 26,629. The benchmark opened up 165 points, slipped briefly into the red and recovered into the close, with turnover — the value of shares traded — at HK$234.86 billion. Baidu climbed 4% to a record high and Pop Mart jumped 6%, while China Life fell nearly 4% and Ping An lost more than 2%.
