Hong Kong stocks up 1.21% by break

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Hong Kong stocks climbed 1.21 percent in the morning session Thursday after the Dow on Wall Street ended at a more than five-year high.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index rose 273.84 points to 22,850.85 on turnover worth HK$37.81 billion ($4.88 billion).

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