** Hong Kong shares of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group jump 5.2% to HK$82.35, their highest since Aug. 26, and on track to snap two straight sessions of falls
** Stock biggest pct gainer in the Hang Seng Index and the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index ; second biggest gainer in the Hang Seng Tech Index
** China's Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges will include Alibaba Group and some other companies into Stock Connect cross-border investment scheme from Tuesday, separate filings showed on Monday
** This move will integrate Alibaba into a programme linking the Shenzhen and Shanghai stock exchanges with the Hong Kong stock exchange
** The Hang Seng Tech Index slips 0.3%, while the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index and the Hang Seng Index each add 0.1%
** Alibaba's Hong Kong stock up 8.9% YTD
(Reporting by Donny Kwok)
((donny.kwok@thomsonreuters.com))
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