Hong Kong stocks continued their surge Friday, rallying for a third straight session as mainland investors flooded into the market, while Tokyo dipped after breaching the 20,000 point mark for the first time in 15 years. Regional markets were mostly higher after a positive lead from Wall Street, while better-than-forecast Chinese inflation figures also provided strong support. Hong Kong added 1.22 percent, or 328.00 points, to 27,272.39. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index has rocketed since reopening Wednesday after the long holiday weekend, with traders in the mainland making the most of a link-up between the index and Shanghai's exchange.



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