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Shares of Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. rose 2.8% to 128.20 Hong Kong dollars on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the Hong Kong stock market, with the Hang Seng Index rising 1.2% to 26009.46.

This was the stock's fifth consecutive day of gains.

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. closed 14% short of its 52-week high of HK$148.80, which the company achieved March 2.

The stock outperformed some of its competitors, as China Resources Land Ltd. rose 0.4% and Sino Land Co. Ltd. rose 1.4%.

Trading volume totaled 8.7 million shares, compared to the 50-day average of 5.5 million shares.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet