* Hang Seng index ends up 0.56%
* China Enterprises index HSCE rises 1.36%
* HSI financial sector sub-index up 0.7%
Nov 26 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares ended higher on
Thursday, tracking regional peers, as investors bet on COVID-19
vaccines to help end lockdowns and a Biden administration to
bring more economic stimulus to the United States.
** At the close of trade, the Hang Seng index was up
149.70 points, or 0.56%, at 26,819.45. The Hang Seng China
Enterprises index rose 1.36% to 10,701.49.
** The sub-index of the Hang Seng tracking energy shares
rose 1.9%, while the IT sector rose 2.5% and
the financial sector ended 0.69% higher.
** Property shares fell, with the Hang Seng property sub-index
giving up 0.93%, as data showed private home prices in
Hong Kong slipped 0.6% in October.
** Wharf Real Estate Investment Company Ltd was the
biggest loser on the Hang Seng, falling 2.88%. The top gainer
was China Petroleum & Chemical Corp, which gained
4.93%.
** Evergrande Property Service Group's Hong Kong IPO
was priced at the lower end of expectations to raise $1.8
billion, three sources said, amid investor concern about the
financial health of its parent.
** China's main Shanghai Composite index closed up 0.22%
at 3,369.73 points, while the blue-chip CSI300 index
ended up 0.18%.
** Around the region, MSCI's Asia ex-Japan stock index
was up 0.59%, while Japan's Nikkei index
closed up 0.91%.
** The yuan was quoted at 6.5713 per U.S. dollar at
08:22 GMT, 0.13% stronger than the previous close of 6.58.
** The top gainers among H-shares were China Pacific Insurance
Group Co Ltd, up 5.27%, China Petroleum & Chemical
Corp, which rose 4.93%, and Meituan, up
4.9%.
** The three biggest H-shares percentage decliners were China
Resources Land Ltd, down 2.2%, CSPC Pharmaceutical
Group Ltd, which fell 2.06% and ENN Energy Holdings
Ltd, down 1.52%.
(Reporting by Andrew Galbraith;
Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)