Hong Kong stocks rise for second session as Nikkei 225 declines

China’s Shanghai Composite Index
SHCOMP,
+0.68%
rose 1.4% to 2,954.70, and Singapore’s FTSE Straits Times Index
STI,
+0.80%
added 1.4% to 3,215.95. South Korea’s KOSPI Composite Index
180721,
+1.60%
rose 1.6% to 2,655.28, while Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 Benchmark Index
XJO,
-0.31%
increased 0.7% to 7,614.30.

Of the Hang Seng Index constituents, property managers company Country Garden Svcs
6098,
+3.53%
saw the largest increase Thursday, as shares gained 7.4%.

Shares of motor vehicle dealing firm Zhongsheng Group Holdings
881,
-0.21%
and passenger cars company Geely Automobile Holdings
175,
+1.66%
gained 7.3% and 6.7%, respectively.

Shares of cell/mobile phones company Xiaomi
1810,
-4.18%
saw the largest decrease in Hong Kong, as shares inched down 0.2% on Thursday.

Shares of marine transport firm Orient Overseas Intl
316,
-0.37%
and coal mining company China Shenhua Energy
1088,
+1.52%
dropped 0.2% and 0.2%, respectively.

Of the Nikkei 225 Index constituents, printing inks company DIC Corp
4631,
+2.88%
saw the largest increase Thursday, as shares gained 6.7%.

Shares of electrical components/equipment firm Nidec
6594,
-0.82%
and passive components company Murata Manufacturing
6981,
-0.60%
gained 2.5% and 2.2%, respectively.

Also in Japan, security/privacy software company Trend Micro
4704,
-0.58%
saw the largest drop Thursday, as shares dropped 4.7%

Shares of marine freight firm Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha
9107,
-0.84%
and marine transport company Nippon Yusen
9101,
-0.30%
declined 3.9% and 3.5%, respectively.

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