Hong Kong stocks advanced, overcoming a jittery start to trading as investors bought back Chinese tech leaders including Alibaba Group and Tencent Holdings. The market was headed for a third week of rally, driven by bets on further stimulus injection. Oil producers also gained amid concerns about supply. The Hang Seng Index jumped 2.4 per cent to 22,647.01 at 11.10am local time, after losing as much as 1.3 per cent in opening trades. The Tech Index surged 4.5 per cent. Markets in mainland China
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FEATURE The rally of Chinese stocks took a breather Thursday after having gained almost 30% from September lows. Shares of e-commerce giants Alibaba and JD.com fell 4.4% and 7.9%, respectively. Electric vehicle makers NIO and BYD dropped 7.