Hong Kong stocks advanced 144.27 points, or 0.81 percent to close at 17,920.93 on Friday.
The benchmark Hang Seng Index opened higher at 17,936.33 and traded between 18,015.11 and 17,759.86 in the session on a turnover of 62.91 billion HK dollars (8.125 billion U.S. dollars).
Source: Xinhua