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Shares of China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd. rose 2.1% to 5.56 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 0.6% to 24130.50.

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

China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd. closed 44% below its 52-week high of HK$9.92, which the company reached Nov. 10.

The stock outperformed some of its competitors, as China Mobile Ltd. rose 0.3% and China Telecom Corp. Ltd. rose 0.4%.

Trading volume totaled 11.3 million shares, compared to the 50-day average of 45.4 million shares.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet