Hong Kong shares climb at midday

Hong Kong stocks extended gains by midday on Monday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index rose by 225 points, or 0.86 percent, to 26,456 points. The half-day market turnover was HK$168.3 billion. 

The Hang Seng Tech Index increased by 2.08 percent to 5,805 points at noon.

In the mainland, the Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite Index inched up 0.75 percent at 4,151 points and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange Component Index rose by 1.31 percent to 14,305 points.