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Shares of MTR Corp. Ltd. advanced 1.2% to 34.70 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 0.1% to 24448.95.

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

MTR Corp. Ltd. closed 8.4% below its 52-week high of HK$37.88, which the company achieved Feb. 26.

The stock outperformed some of its competitors, as Guangshen Railway Co. Ltd. fell 0.9%.

Trading volume totaled 4.6 million shares, compared to the 50-day average of 4.7 million shares.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet