China, Hong Kong stocks open higher as Trump victory bolsters stimulus bets
SHANGHAI, Nov 8 (Reuters) -China and Hong Kong stocks opened higher on Friday, on track for their best week in a month, as investors await details of Beijing's fiscal stimulus some expect will be forceful in the face of tariff threats from U.S. president-elect Donald Trump.
Sentiment was also aided by a bullish Wall Street performance overnight as the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 25 basis points (bps) as expected, adding fuel to a rally sparked by Trump's election victory.
Both China's blue-chip CSI300 Index .CSI300 and the Shanghai Composite Index .SSEC opened roughly 1% higher. In Hong Kong, the benchmark Hang Seng Index gained 1.2%.
Attention is focused on a readout from the National People's Congress Standing Committee meeting concluding on Friday that will include plans for additional government debt issuance.
Lawmakers may approve a fiscal package including the issuance of 10 trillion yuan ($1.4 trillion) in extra debt in the next few years to revive the economy, Reuters has reported.
Reporting by Shanghai newsroom; Editing by Jacqueline Wong
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