The Hang Seng Index rose 0.11% at midday, while the Hang Seng Tech Index fell 0.53%

36Kr learned that the Hang Seng Index rose 0.11% at noon, while the Hang Seng Tech Index fell 0.53%; the oil and petrochemical, coal, and home appliance sectors led the gains, with TCL Electronics rising over 5%, CNOOC rising over 2%, and KINETIC DEV rising over 1%; the retail, pharmaceutical and biotechnology, and steel sectors saw the largest declines, with Lianhua Supermarket falling over 5%, Sanofi falling over 4%, and Ansteel falling over 1%; southbound funds had a net purchase of HKD 2.256 billion