HK-listed Chinese stocks surges

(Reuters)
Updated: 2006-12-19 10:00

A floor trader runs in the trading hall of the Hong Kong Exchange in Hong Kong December 18, 2006. Hong Kong-listed Chinese stocks surged on Monday on strong buying in Chinese insurance companies, propelling the H-share index up 2.77 percent to a record close of 9,238.12. The benchmark Hang Seng index closed up 0.43 percent at 19,192.91, supported by strong regional markets and led by a 1.9 percent gain in China Mobile.[Reuters]