Hong Kong stocks closed higher on Friday to log their third monthly gain, tracking gains in mainland as investors cheered Beijing's pledge to further liberalise financial markets, and on renewed hopes of progress in the US-China trade talks. The Hang Seng index rose 1.0 percent to 29,051.36, while the China Enterprises Index gained 0.8 percent to 11,379.62.
For the week, the HSI index slipped 0.2 percent, while HSCE index eased 1.2 percent.
For the month, the HSI gained 1.5 percent, while HSCE inched up 0.1 percent, both posting their third monthly climb. The top gainers among H-shares were Air China Ltd up 8.19 percent, followed by Huatai Securities Co Ltd, gaining 5.76 percent and CITIC Securities Co Ltd , up by 5.64 percent.
The three biggest H-shares percentage decliners were CRRC Corp Ltd, which was down 8.32 percent, Dongfeng Motor Group Co Ltd, which fell 2.7 percent and China Telecom Corp Ltd, down by 1.6 percent.