At the close of Hong Kong stocks, the Hang Seng Index closed up 0.51%, and the Sci-Tech Index closed down 0.05%. Technology stocks and chip stocks strengthened throughout the day, with ASMPT (00522.HK) rising more than 11%, SenseTime (00020.HK) rising more than 8%, Hua Hong Semiconductor (01347.HK) rising about 7%, and SMIC (00981.HK) rising about 3%.

2025-07-24 16:09:45

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