Ge Long Hui·2025-08-22 08:29Market Performance - The Hong Kong stock market indices continued to rise in the afternoon, with a notable increase in market sentiment, showing a rebound after an initial decline this week [1] - The Hang Seng Tech Index surged by 2.71%, leading the gains, while the Hang Seng Index and the National Enterprises Index rose by 0.93% and 1.17% respectively, with the National Index returning above the 9000-point mark [1] Sector Performance - Major technology stocks experienced a collective rally in the afternoon, with Kuaishou rising over 4%, Xiaomi increasing by 2.34%, Alibaba up by 2%, and Tencent and Meituan both gaining over 1% [1] - Semiconductor stocks were significantly boosted by two news items, with Huahong Semiconductor soaring nearly 18%, SMIC rising by 10%, and Jingmen Semiconductor and Beike Micro both increasing by over 10% [1] - Other sectors such as military, robotics, automotive, stablecoin, dining, paper, and various others also saw upward movements [1] Underperforming Sectors - Despite the overall market gains, certain sectors faced declines, particularly in the airline industry where the occupancy rate slightly decreased month-on-month, leading to a marginal improvement in airline revenue levels [1] - China National Airlines experienced a significant drop of over 5%, while sectors such as copper, brain-computer interface, coal, photovoltaic, gambling, and home appliances mostly performed poorly [1]