
Market Overview - The Hang Seng Index (HSI) opened up 70 points and peaked at nearly 300 points before retracting gains, closing up 0.40% at 25,490.45 points [1] - The Hang Seng Tech Index fell by 0.59%, closing at 5,644.52 points [1] - Total market turnover reached HKD 149.725 billion [1] Sector Performance - The financial sector, including Chinese securities firms and insurance companies, showed strong performance [1] - Innovative drug concepts also performed well, contributing to the overall market gains [1] - Conversely, sectors such as coal and non-ferrous metals experienced declines [1] Notable Stocks - China Tobacco Hong Kong (06055.HK) surged by 13.78% after reaching an agreement with China Tobacco International to maintain its position in the domestic duty-free cigarette business [1] - China Ping An (02318.HK) increased by 3.21% [1] - Hengrui Medicine (01276.HK) rose by 15.43% [1] - China Shenhua (01088.HK) saw a decline of 1.85% [1]