Hong Kong Stock Market Midday Review: Hang Seng Index rose 1.77%, Hang Seng Tech Index rose 1.77%

2025-09-01 12:02:50

At the midday close of Hong Kong stocks, the Hang Seng Index rose 1.77%, while the Hang Seng Tech Index rose 1.77%. The Hong Kong Tech ETF (159751) rose 1.67%, and the Hang Seng Hong Kong Stock Connect ETF (159318) rose 1.09%. Among sectors, healthcare technology and pharmaceuticals led the gains, while aerospace & defense and leisure equipment & supplies led the declines. In terms of individual stocks, Alibaba-W rose 17.29%, Alibaba-WR rose 16.67%, Innovent Biologics rose 9.04%, BOC (Hong Kong) rose 6.08%, BOC (Hong Kong)-R rose 6.03%, Zijin Mining rose 5.86%, WuXi Biologics rose 5.84%, WuXi AppTec rose 5.84%, Shandong Gold rose 5.79%, Smoore International rose 5.61%, CSPC Pharmaceutical Group rose 5.07%, SMIC rose 4.94%, Kelun Biotech-B rose 4.71%, BeiGene rose 4.45%, and ZTE rose 4.23%; BYD Co., Ltd. fell 6.82%, Meitu fell 12.18%; Melco International Development rose 18.76%.

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