Hong Kong shares ended the week with a healthy rise on Friday as investors look ahead to a key speech later in the day by Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell hoping for hints at further interest rate cuts. The Hang Seng Index jumped 0.50 percent, or 130.61 points, to 26,179.33.

The top gainers among H-shares were ENN Energy Holdings Ltd, up 5.14%, followed by China Life Insurance Co Ltd, gaining 3.97% and CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd, up by 3.03%. The three biggest H-shares percentage decliners were Byd Co Ltd, which has fallen 2.85%, Country Garden Holdings Co Ltd, which has lost 2.5% and Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd, down by 2.3%.

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