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HK stock index up 4.6 pct in first session of 2009
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HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks jumped 4.6 percent in their first session of 2009, led by Chinese telecom companies after the central government approved licenses for next generation mobile phone services.
The blue-chip Hang Seng Index rose 655.33 points to 15,042.81 on light volumes.
A number of regional markets, including Japan, were closed for the holidays Friday, though most of those open finished higher.
Despite the gains, many investors expect more turbulence as the global downturn's toll on company profits becomes even more apparent in the next six months.
"There will be trading opportunities, but I don't think we've hit the bottom yet," said John Mar, co-head of sales trading at Daiwa Securities SMBC Co. in Hong Kong.
Among the top gainers were Chinese telecom firms after Beijing said Wednesday it had OK'd licenses for third-generation mobile phone services _ a step that could lead to billions of dollars in equipment sales.
China Mobile, the world's biggest phone carrier by subscribers, gained 4.8 percent to $81.2 Hong Kong dollars, China Unicom soared 8.8 percent to HK$10.12 and China Telecom advanced 6.2 percent to HK$3.07.
After oil prices soared this week, investors snapped up energy firms. Chinese upstream producer CNOOC gained 4.8 percent to HK$7.59.
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