SHANGHAI - Hong Kong’s main Hang Seng index finished higher on Friday after strong corporate earnings boosted US shares.

At the close of trade, the Hang Seng index was up 368.37 points, or 1.48 percent, at 25,330.96 after a two-day hiatus due to a typhoon and a public holiday. 

The Hang Seng China Enterprises index rose 1.32 percent to 8,966.17. 

The sub-index of the Hang Seng tracking energy shares dipped 1.2 percent, while the IT sector rose 2.36 percent, the financial sector ended 0.95 percent higher and the property sector rose 0.47 percent. 

The top gainer on the Hang Seng was Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd, which gained 7.96 percent, while the biggest loser was CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd, which fell 3.89 percent.