Hong Kong stocks

Hong Kong stocks surged 2.70 percent Thursday -- chalking up gains of more than six percent in two days -- with mainland investors piling into the market on a second day of record turnover.
The benchmark Hang Seng Index added 707.53 points to 26,944.39 on turnover of HK$291.53 billion ($37.62 billion). The index jumped 3.80 percent on Wednesday.