MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up about 0.5 percent, not far from the previous session’s peak which was the highest since September, and on track for a robust weekly gain of over 3 percent. Hong Kong’s benchmark Hang Seng Index (.HSI) was up about 0.5 percent after surging to seven-year highs in the previous session on money inflows from mainland China investors who are seeking cheaper shares. Foreign-currency denominated B-shares trading in Shanghai and Shenzhen also rallied.