HK's Nine Dragons Paper hits 21-month high as yuan jumps

Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing

13/09/2018 07:59

** Shares in Hong Kong's Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Ltd
 2689.HK  leap 10.2 pct to HK$9.07, set for best day since 
January 2017, after yuan jumps
    ** China's yuan  CNY=CFXS  strengthened on Thursday after
the Trump administration invited Chinese officials to restart
trade talks. It opened at a near one-week high against the U.S.
dollar, supporting by a firmer official yuan midpoint setting by
the central bank  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1VZ23T
    ** Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd  2314.HK  also climbs
7.5 pct
    ** Hong Kong benchmark index  .HSI  up 2.0 pct

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