All but nine stocks on the 42-member Hang Seng Index advanced.

恒生指数的42成员中只有九支股票上涨。

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In Hong Kong however, stocks were still recording fresh declines, with the Hang Seng Index down 0.3%.

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Asian stocks also closed up, with Hong Kong's Hang Seng index surging 2% to 19, 508.18 and Japan's Nikkei closing up 1.1% at 8, 603.70.

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Chinese stocks were higher ahead of the data, with Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index up 0.9% and the Shanghai Composite Index 2.1% higher.

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