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Shares of Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd. rose 1.1% to 7.18 Hong Kong dollars on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the Hong Kong stock market, with the Hang Seng Index falling 0.9% to 25413.12.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd. closed 7.5% short of its 52-week high of HK$7.76, which the company reached Feb. 20.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors, as China Gas Holdings Ltd. fell 0.4%, ENN Energy Holdings Ltd. fell 0.2%, and Zhongyu Energy Holdings Ltd. rose 1.1%.
Trading volume totaled 16.2 million shares, compared to the 50-day average of 33.3 million shares.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet