HONG KONG, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares are set to open up 0.82 percent on Monday, with strong Chinese manufacturing data for September expected to boost confidence in the sustained growth of the world's second-largest economy.
China Petroleum & Chemical Corp (Sinopec) <0386.HK> rose 1.2 percent after its parent said on Friday that it planned to buy 40 percent of Repsol's deepwater oil assets in Brazil for $7.1 billion as the Asian giant expands its presence in resource-rich Latin America. [ID:nLDE69007U]
The benchmark Hang Seng Index <.HSI> was up 184.19 points at 22,542.36. The China Enterprises Index <.HSCE> of top locally listed mainland Chinese stocks was up 1.01 percent at 12,531.86. (Reporting by Sui-Lee Wee; Editing by CHris Lewis)