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The Hang Seng Index opened higher, refreshing its nearly four-year high; Tencent's performance exceeded expectations, receiving collective bullish calls from major banks; Chip stocks strengthened on the logic of domestic substitution, with SMIC leading the gains; Ping An's stake increase in China Taiping H-shares ignited the insurance sector; Cryptocurrency concept stocks surged as Bitcoin hit a new high; In the pharmaceutical sector, Jingtai Holdings reported its first profit, rising over 11%, while East Buy saw a sudden 12% increase.

Hong Kong stocks opened high and moved higher, with technology stocks and pharmaceutical stocks rising together. The technology index rose 2.35%, Tencent Music surged more than 15% after earnings, and Alibaba rose more than 4%.

Hot trading industry trends on August 7 and related Hong Kong semiconductor stocks. Hong Kong semiconductor stocks opened lower in early trading but then surged strongly, with Innoscience gaining over 11%, and industry leader SMIC rising over 3%. Core logic: On the news front, on August 1, Innoscience officially responded to rumors of collaboration with NVIDIA. The announcement stated that the company has recently partnered with global AI technology leader NVIDIA to jointly promote the large-scale implementation of the 800VDC (800-volt direct current) power architecture in AI data centers. Clear signals of a cyclical bottom: Global semiconductor inventory reduction is nearing its end...