Hong Kong Stocks Advance on Energy, Lenders

Bloomberg (30/7) - Hong Kong stocks rose, with the benchmark index poised for its biggest monthly gain since September, as energy and banking shares rebounded. Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. dropped on an unexpected preliminary loss. The Hang Seng Index rose 0.2 percent to 21,895.63 as of 9:32 a.m. in Hong Kong, with about two shares gaining for each that fell. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index gained 0.9 percent to 9,723.90 after yesterday dropping the most in two weeks.