"Hong Kong Stocks" The Hang Seng Index rose 21 points in the first half of the day, with automotive stocks and new energy stocks leading the gains. Geely and CATL both rose over 8%

The market is focused on the war between the United States and Israel against Iran, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.1% overnight (10th). The Hong Kong stock market was volatile in the morning session. The Hang Seng Index opened 152 points higher, reaching a peak of 26,149 points with an increase of 189 points. It rose 21 points or 0.1% to close at 25,981 points; the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index rose 14 points or 0.2% to 8,724 points; the Hang Seng Tech Index rose 13 points or 0.3% to 5,073 points. The total turnover of the market for the half-day was HKD 147.491 billion.

In the automotive sector, Nio (09866.HK) recorded quarterly profits for the first time, with its stock price rising 16.1% to HKD 44.28. Leapmotor (09863.HK), Seres (09927.HK), and Changan Automobile (02333.HK) rose 4.8%, while XPeng (09868.HK) and Geely (00175.HK) rose 5.6% and 8.6%, respectively. BYD (01211.HK) rose 1.7%, while Xiaomi (01810.HK) fell 0.4%. In the autonomous driving sector, WeRide (00800.HK) and Hesai (02525.HK) rose 7.9% and 5.8%, respectively. In the battery sector, CATL (03750.HK) and Zhongxin Chuangxiang (03931.HK) rose 8.4% and 8.9%, respectively, while Zhengli New Energy (03677.HK) rose 5%.

In the OpenClaw concept sector, Tencent (00700.HK) rose 0.5% to HKD 556. Domestic media reported that Baidu (09888.HK) will launch a lobster market today, with Baidu rising 1.5%. Zhizhu (02513.HK) and MiniMax (00100.HK) fell 0.6% and 1.6%, respectively, while cloud service providers Kingsoft Cloud (03896.HK) and GDS Holdings (09698.HK) rose 4.1% and 6.9%, respectively. Server manufacturer Lenovo Group (00992.HK) rose 2.9%. In other tech stocks, Alibaba (09988.HK), JD.com (09618.HK), and Bilibili (09626.HK) rose between 0.2% and 0.4%, while Kuaishou (01024.HK) fell 0.5%, and Meituan (03690.HK) and NetEase (09999.HK) fell 2.7%.

In the chip sector, SMIC (00981.HK) and Hua Hong Semiconductor (01347.HK) rose 0.2% and 3.1%, respectively, while Tianshu Zhixin (09903.HK) fell 5.4%. In the mobile components sector, Sunny Optical (02382.HK) and BYD Electronics (00285.HK) rose 2.8% and 3%, respectively. In the wire sector, Changfei Fiber Optic Cable (06869.HK) fell 3.9%.

New energy stocks are favored, with Xinyi Solar (00968.HK), China General Nuclear Power (01816.HK), Goldwind (02208.HK), GCL-Poly Energy (03800.HK), and Flat Glass Group (06865.HK) rising between 4.3% and 5.4% Coal stocks Shenhua (01088.HK) and China Coal Energy (01898.HK) rose by 2.7% and 3.1%, respectively, while oil stock CNOOC (00883.HK) also increased by 2%. Aluminum stock Hongqiao (01378.HK) and gold stock Zhaojin (01818.HK) rose by 2.6% and 3.6%. Shipping stocks rose with the external market, with Seaspan (01308.HK) up 5.6%, and Orient Overseas (00316.HK) and COSCO Shipping Holdings (01919.HK) up 2.8% and 2.7%.

In the financial sector, HSBC (00005.HK) fell by 0.7%, while Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (00388.HK) and AIA (01299.HK) rose by 0.5% and 1.3%. Other stocks included JD Industrial (07618.HK) rising by 6.4%, while Shenzhou (02313.HK) and Haidilao (06862.HK) fell by 3.8% and 3.6%, and China Tower (00788.HK) rose by 4%