Property Stocks Surge; NEV Expects Proceeds: Evergrande Update

A banner promoting the Emerald Bay residential project outside the China Evergrande Centre in Hong Kong.

Photographer: Lam Yik/Bloomberg
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Chinese property stocks posted sudden gains on Friday in Hong Kong, sending an industry gauge up by the most in a week amid investor hopes for more policy easing.

A Bloomberg index of real estate firms listed in Hong Kong and mainland China climbed as much as 4.7%, partly fueled by an 8.3% surge in China Evergrande Group. The company will be removed from the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index next month.