Hong Kong shares inched up on Thursday, indicating the first gain in the last four sessions. Hang Seng Index advanced about 0.1% to trade at 18,892.8. Hopes for monetary policy easing by the Fed buoyed China's equities. Consumer goods sector was lifted by a 3.75% advance in Li & Fung shares. At the same time, Sands China was the top-loser, weighting down on gaming industry. Analysts claim that revenues in the industry started to level off and gaming firms may even face the first fall in turnover since 2010. Hong Kong Exchange retreated 1.3% after LME stockholders agreed to accept its USD2.2 billion offer. Meanwhile, Industrials were 0.12% lower as the statistics bureau is due to publish June profits for industrial companies on Friday.