Hong Kong Stocks Rise Amid Mainland Inflows as Oil Shares Climb
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Hong Kong stocks rose amid buying by mainland investors as a jump in crude boosted energy producers.
The Hang Seng Index climbed 0.6 percent at the close, its highest level since Sept. 9 after dropping as much as 0.4 percent earlier. Net inflows via an exchange link with Shanghai climbed to 3.9 billion yuan ($585 million) on Wednesday. China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. jumped the most in a month as U.S. oil climbed 2 percent.