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Your support makes all the difference.STOCKS CLOSED higher after mild US inflation data overnight underpinned a solid rise on Wall Street. The Hang Seng closed up 209.94 points or 1.64 per cent at 12,993.10. Although confidence was growing of a US rate rise of only 25 basis points, investors wanted to wait for the Fed meeting next Tuesday to remove uncertainty.
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