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Shares of MTR Corp. Ltd. advanced 2.8% to 32.78 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 1.0% to 25937.49.

MTR Corp. Ltd. closed 13% short of its 52-week high of HK$37.88, which the company reached Feb. 26.

The stock outperformed some of its competitors, as Guangshen Railway Co. Ltd. rose 1.4%.

Trading volume totaled 9.7 million shares, compared to the 50-day average of 5.7 million shares.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet