Hong Kong shares close mixed; higher oil prices boost PetroChina

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06/10/2015 09:22

HONG KONG, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares closed mixed 
on Tuesday, with the main index down slightly but the Chinese 
Enterprise index lifted by gains in energy stocks, such as 
PetroChina  0857.HK .  
    The Hang Seng index  .HSI  slipped 0.1 percent to 21,831.62 
points, weighed down by a 3.1 percent fall in China Resources 
Enterprise  0291.HK . 
    The China Enterprise Index  .HSCE , which tracks Chinese 
companies listed in Hong Kong, climbed 0.5 percent to 9,931.53. 
    Casino stocks continued their week-long rebound from 
multi-year lows, with Sands China  1928.HK  rising 8.6 percent, 
Wynn Macau  1128.HK  up 7.4 percent, and Galaxy Entertainment 
 0027.HK  climbing 3.9 percent.  
    The energy sector remained firm on the back of higher crude 
prices. PetroChina led the gains with a 3 percent rise, followed 
by China Petroleum & Chemical Corp.  0386.HK  with a 1.6 percent 
gain and CNOOC  0883.HK  with a 1.5 rise.  
    China's markets will remain closed until Oct. 8 for the long 
National Day holidays.  
 
 (Reporting by Jessica Macy Yu; Editing by Kim Coghill) 
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