India, May 29 -- The Hong Kong stock market has alternated between positive and negative finishes through the last six trading days since the end of the two-day winning streak in which it had rallied almost 500 points or 2.2 percent. The Hang Seng Index now sits just beneath the 23,575-point plateau and it's tipped to open higher again on Friday.
The global forecast for the Asian markets is mixed, with tariff concerns continuing to linger. The European markets were down and the U.S. bourses were up and the Asian markets figure to split the difference.
The Hang Seng finished sharply higher on Thursday following gains from the oil companies, property stocks and technology companies.
For the day, the index jumped 315.07 points or 1.35 perce...