HONG KONG: Hong Kong shares ended 0.58 percent higher on Tuesday in subdued trading ahead of the release of Chinese economic data later in the week.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index added 132 points to end at 23,047.09 on turnover of HK$56.73 billion ($7.31 billion).

Chinese shares finished up 0.20 percent. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index edged up 4.40 points to 2,235.57 on turnover of 79.0 billion yuan ($12.8 billion).

China is due to release trade data on Wednesday followed by inflation and industrial output figures on Thursday.