Hong Kong stocks jump 4.5%, Nikkei falls 2.5%

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index jumped more than 6% during today’s session before paring those gains to levels exceeding 4% on optimism about economic stimulus in China.

Hong Kong’s stock index reached a 22-month high, rising for the sixth straight session. Coinciding with the end of a public holiday today, Wednesday.

As for Chinese stocks, they continue their National Day holiday that lasts until the end of the week. After recording their best daily performance in 16 years on Monday, as Beijing unveiled a package of economic stimulus last week.