- The HSI rose by 560 points or 2.4% to close at 24,057, with significant gains across various stocks like BABA, up 8.1%, and LENOVO GROUP, up 9.5%.
- In contrast, WH GROUP experienced a decline of 6.4%, amid notable short selling activity across the board.
- Overall, the market showed resilience, indicating a positive trend with several heavyweight constituents recording substantial increases.
- Hong Kong stocks opened lower, with the HSI down 113 points at 23,811 and HSCEI down 40 points at 7,935.
- WH GROUP and XINYI GLASS opened higher, while heavyweight financials and tech stocks showed mixed results, with HKEX up 1.4% and Alibaba down 3.2%.
- Short selling activity was significant, with SMIC seeing a rise of 2.3% amidst high short selling ratios across various stocks.