30Jul10 HK stocks end up 4.5 pct in July, best since Sept 09
Hong Kong stocks eased 0.3 percent on Friday, ending an eight-session rising streak, as investors locked in gains ahead of corporate earnings next week, but the index had its best monthly performance in the last 10 months. The key Hang Seng Index ended 64.01 points lower at 21,029.81 after the index became trapped within a narrow 150-point range through the day. The index ended the month up 4.48 percent, its best monthly gain in percentage terms since September 2009.