HONG KONG: Hong Kong shares on Tuesday climbed to their highest level in more than a week, as the financial hub showed some signs of returning to normalcy with civil servants set to head back into offices after the government eased lockdown restrictions.
At the close of trade, the Hang Seng index was up 1.2% at 24,575.96, having reached its highest level since April 17 during the session. The Hang Seng China Enterprises index gained 1.1%.
The sub-index of the Hang Seng tracking energy shares rose 1.3%, the IT sector climbed 0.8%, the financial sector ended 1.3% higher and the property sector rose 1.4%.
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday most civil servants will gradually return to work from May 4.
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