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Shares of China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd. advanced 1.4% to 17.55 Hong Kong dollars on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the Hong Kong stock market, with the Hang Seng Index falling 1.4% to 23785.79.

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

China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd. closed 11% short of its 52-week high of HK$19.67, which the company reached July 30.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors, as China Modern Dairy Holdings Ltd. rose 1.8%.

Trading volume totaled 14.1 million shares, compared to the 50-day average of 19.1 million shares.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet