The Hang Seng Index closed up 0.15 percent, or 38.50  points, at 26,270.04.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index was barely moved, inching up 0.33 points to 2,880.33, while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, dipped 0.10 percent, or 1.50 points, to 1,572.62.