Developing | Hang Seng Index soars, tracking Asian stock markets as Trump hits pause on most tariffs
Hong Kong’s benchmark stock index soared, tracking advances across most Asia-Pacific markets, after US President Donald Trump put a 90-day pause on his import tariffs for most of America’s trading partners except China. The Hang Seng Index rose 4.5 per cent to 21,169.82 at 10am local time, the biggest jump since October. On the mainland,…