Hong Kong shares posted healthy gains for a second straight day on Tuesday with investors hopeful that the falling rate of infections and deaths in badly hit countries suggests the worst of the coronavirus may have passed.

The Hang Seng Index climbed 1.22 percent, or 295.82 points, to 24,575.96.

China's benchmark Shanghai Composite Index eased 0.19 percent, or 5.47 points, to 2,810.02, while the Shenzhen Composite Index on the country's second exchange lost 0.32 percent, or 5.84 points, to 1,732.56.

Source : AFP