Hong Kong stocks extend gains at open

Hong Kong - Stocks rallied again at the open on Thursday in Hong Kong, taking a lead from another record on Wall Street, with investors looking ahead to a European Central Bank meeting later in the day.

The Hang Seng index rose 200.71 points, to 23 001.63.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index gained 3.31 points, to 3 225.55 while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, edged up 1.34 points, to 2 091.67.