** Hong Kong-listed shares of HSBC Holdings Plc 0005.HK climb as much as 1.2% to HK$84.80, their highest since December 2013, and on course for a seventh straight session of gains, if current trend holds
** HSBC HSBA.L said it bought back 3.67 mln shares on February 11 at an average price of HK$83.5448 per share, concluding its $3 billion buy-back
** HSBC said it has repurchased for cancellation 185.76 mln shares on the UK venues and 130.62 mln shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange since the commencement of the buy-back, for a total of about $3 bln
** Hang Seng Finance Index .HSNF rises 2.3%, Hang Seng Index .HSI surges 2.5%
** HSBC's HK shares rose 23.2% last year
(Reporting by Donny Kwok)
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