Hong Kong stocks rose 0.44 percent in the morning session Monday after the Dow on Wall Street ended last week at another record high. The benchmark Hang Seng Index added 102.43 points to 23,194.38 on turnover of HK$31.36 billion ($4.05 billion). dan/ao

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HONG KONG, March 8 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares rose more than 1 percent on Friday, lifting both key indexes up for the week, with growth-sensitive counters buoyed by Wall Street's strength and an unexpected surge in Chinese exports. The Hang Seng Index closed up 1.4 percent at 23,092 points. The China Enterprises Index of the leading Chinese listings in Hong Kong climbed 1.5 percent. They each rose 0.9 and 1.2 percent, respectively, this week.

Hong Kong shares ended flat on Thursday, with late buying helping to offset the earlier losses that were fuelled by profit-taking from the previous day's gains. The benchmark Hang Seng Index edged down 6.40 points to 22,771.44 on turnover of HK$64.00 billion ($8.26 billion). The index has fallen 4.9 percent from its 2013 high seen on February 4. "The market has reached a critical point where bulls and bears are evenly matched," said Jackson Wong, an investment manager at Tanrich Securities.