China stocks jump as state fund buying lifts sentiment; HK hits 1-month high
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SHANGHAI, Aug 30 (Reuters) -China stocks ended the week on a bullish note on Friday, bolstered by data confirming heavy buying from sovereign fund Huijin, and expectations of fresh government support to the ailing property sector. Hong Kong shares rose to a one-month high.
** China's main Shanghai Composite index .SSEC closed up 0.68%, while the blue-chip CSI300 index .CSI300 ended up 1.33%.
** Both indexes nevertheless registered their fourth month of declines.
** State-backed Central Huijin Investment boosted ownership in a handful of blue-chip exchange-traded funds (ETFs), according to the fund managers' mid-year reports.
** For example, Huijin Investment tripled its ownership in E Fund CSI300 Index ETF 510310.SS to 67% in the first half, and boosted its holdings in ChinaAMC China50 ETF 510050.SS by 70%.
** Sentiment was also lifted by a surge in property shares, after media reports that China is considering allowing its homeowners to refinance as much as $5.4 trillion in mortgages to reduce borrowing costs.
** China's blue-chip CSI300 index .CSI300 was up 1.33%, with its financial sector sub-index .CSI300FS higher by 0.13%, the consumer staples sector .CSI000912 up 2.48%, the real estate index .CSI000952 up 5.32% and the healthcare sub-index .CSI300HC up 1.6%.
** At the close of trade, the Hang Seng index .HSI was up 202.75 points or 1.14% at 17,989.07. The Hang Seng China Enterprises index .HSCE rose 1.34% to 6,331.14.
** The sub-index of the Hang Seng tracking energy shares .HSCIE rose 0.7%, while the IT sector .HSCIIT rose 2.03%, the financial sector .HSNF ended 0.12% lower and the property sector rose 1.59%.
** Around the region, MSCI's Asia ex-Japan stock index .MIAPJ0000PUS was firmer by 0.62%, while Japan's Nikkei index .N225 closed up 0.74%.
Reporting by Shanghai Newsroom; Editing by Eileen Soreng and Tomasz Janowski
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