--- title: "Trump claims the war is nearing its end, Hang Seng Index opens up 295 points, JD.com rises 6%, two pharmaceutical stocks surge, and another stock changes hands skyrockets 122% | Hong Kong stock market opens" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/282765726.md" description: "Trump stated that the Iran conflict is nearing its end, and the market expects a de-escalation of the conflict, with all three major U.S. stock indices rising, and the Hang Seng Index opening up 295 points. JD.com’s stock price rose by 6%, and technology stocks such as Alibaba and Tencent also saw increases. However, WuXi AppTec and CSTONE PHARMA saw their stock prices decline due to placement news. Lingrui's equity changed hands, resulting in a significant increase in its stock price" datetime: "2026-04-15T01:33:35.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/282765726.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/282765726.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/282765726.md) --- # Trump claims the war is nearing its end, Hang Seng Index opens up 295 points, JD.com rises 6%, two pharmaceutical stocks surge, and another stock changes hands skyrockets 122% | Hong Kong stock market opens During an interview with American media, U.S. President Donald Trump stated that the conflict in Iran is "close to ending," leading to increased market expectations for a de-escalation of the conflict. All three major U.S. stock indices rose on Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing up 317 points or 0.66% at 48,535 points; the S&P 500 rose 81 points or 1.18% to 6,967 points; and the Nasdaq Composite increased by 455 points or 1.96% to 23,639 points. The Golden Dragon Index, which reflects the performance of Chinese concept stocks, also rose 2.35% to 7,016 points. International oil prices fell, with New York crude oil dropping nearly 8% on Tuesday, closing at $91.28; Brent crude oil also fell by 4.6%, closing at $94.79. Spot gold prices, however, rose, increasing by over 2% on Tuesday to $4,840.73. In U.S. stock market highlights, Nvidia (NVDA) saw a cumulative increase of over 18% over ten consecutive days, adding $761.5 billion to its market capitalization, closing at $196.51, up 3.8%. Additionally, Meta (META) committed to collaborating with Broadcom (AVGO) to create a 1-gigawatt custom chip, with both stocks rising 0.5% and 3.2% respectively after hours. In the Hong Kong stock market, the Hang Seng Index opened 295 points higher at 26,168 points. Tech stocks surged, with Alibaba (9988) opening up 4%; Tencent (700) rising 1.4%; Meituan (3690) up 1.1%; Xiaomi (1810) increasing by 1%; JD.com (9618) soaring 6%; and Baidu (9888) also rising by 4.9%. However, there are increasing reports of "capital withdrawal" in the market. WuXi AppTec (2617) plans to place 5.085 million shares to raise HKD 290 million, equivalent to 1.65% of the expanded issued H shares and 1.26% of the issued shares, with a placement price of HKD 57.03 per share, an 18% discount to the previous closing price of HKD 69.55. The stock opened at HKD 67.5, down nearly 3%. At the same time, CStone Pharmaceuticals (2616) plans to place 118 million shares to raise HKD 1.058 billion, equivalent to 7.4% of the expanded issued capital, with a placement price of HKD 8.97 per share, a 7% discount to the previous closing price of HKD 9.64. The stock opened at HKD 9.6, down 0.4%. Additionally, another "change of ownership stock" surged. Lingrui (784) announced a change of ownership, with the offeror Haipulos completing the acquisition of 70.02% of the shares at a price of HKD 0.2375 per share, a 34% discount from before the suspension. The offeror must make an unconditional cash offer to the remaining shareholders at the same price. The group also stated that it plans to rename itself "Love Life International Group," and the stock resumed trading today, surging 122% to HKD 0.8. 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