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Oil prices climbed on Wednesday.
The West Texas Intermediate for July delivery gained 74 cents, or 0.97 percent, to settle at 76.79 U.S. dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude for August delivery went up 59 cents, or 0.75 percent, to settle at 79.55 dollars a barrel on the London ICE Futures Exchange.
Crude futures settle higher
Hong Kong's stock market ended lower Thursday with the benchmark Hang Seng Index down 1.59 percent to close at 23,924.81 points.
The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index fell 2.06 percent to end at 7,976.04 points, and the Hang Seng Tech Index fell 1.39 percent to end at 4,604.35 points.
Hong Kong stocks close 1.59 pct lower
