HK stocks set to open 1.8 pct up; Greens Holdings rise
HONG KONG, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Hong Kong stocks are set to open 1.8 percent higher on Friday, tracking gains on Wall Street on Thursday, while Lenovo (0992.HK: Quote, Profile, Research) rose after posting upbeat qurterly results.
Lenovo gained 3.38 percent. The world's No.4 PC maker said its July-September net profit more than doubled, lifted by a one-off gain from the sale of its investments. [ID:nHKG157597]
The benchmark Hang Seng Index .HSI was indicated to open up 387.64 points at 21,866.72.
The China Enterprises Index .HSCE of top locally listed mainland Chinese stocks was set to rise 2.19 percent to 13,085.38.
Greens Holdings (1318.HK: Quote, Profile, Research) was at HK$2.08 on its Hong Kong debut, versus its IPO price of HK$1.62. (Reporting by Jun Ebias; Editing by Chris Lewis)
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