China, HK stocks rise on hopes of trade negotiations as Trump ups tariffs

Market boost: China stocks rallied in late September, after the government issued more measures to support the economy. That helped fuel liquidity and temper price swings. — Bloomberg

SHANGHAI: China and Hong Kong shares rose on Thursday, as investors downplayed the latest U.S. tariff increase on Chinese imports and pinned their hopes on talks between the world's two largest economies and market and policy support from state firms.

China's blue-chip CSI300 Index and the Shanghai Composite Index both rose 1.4% as of 0235 GMT. Hong Kong's benchmark Hang Seng was up 3.5%.