The Hang Seng Index rose 0.2% at midday, while the Hang Seng Tech Index fell 0.2%

36Kr learned that the Hang Seng Index rose 0.2% at midday, while the Hang Seng Tech Index fell 0.2%; the oil and petrochemical, software services, and banking sectors led the gains, with Baidu Group rising over 6%, ZHONGHUA GAS rising over 5%, and China Merchants Bank rising over 2%; the consumer, non-ferrous metals, and paper packaging sectors saw the largest declines, with Lingbao Gold and Nine Dragons Paper falling over 5%, and Pop Mart falling over 3%; southbound funds had a net purchase of HKD 5.426 billion