India, April 25 -- The Hong Kong stock market has moved higher in four straight sessions, gathering almost 1,100 points or 6.5 percent along the way. The Hang Seng Index now sits just above the 17,280-point plateau although investors figure to lock in gains on Friday.
The global forecast for the Asian markets is sift on concerns over the outlook for interest rates. The European markets were mixed and the U.S. bourses were down and the Asian markets figure to follow the latter lead.
The Hang Seng finished modestly higher on Thursday following gains from the financial shares and mixed performances from the properties and technology stocks.
For the day, the index advanced 83.27 points or 0.48 percent to finish at 17,284.54 after trading bet...