Asian and European stock markets were rising on Friday, taking their lead from the U.S. market and its rise on the back of the latest jobless claims data. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index closed up 2.3%.
Nearly 2,000 professionals earning HK$10 million (US$1.27 million) or more a year successfully applied to move to Hong Kong under a government scheme to attract talent in the past 12 months ...