2026-03-02 02:15Market Performance - The Hang Seng Index closed at 26,630, up 0.95% for the day and up 3.90% year-to-date [1] - The Hang Seng Tech Index closed at 5,137, up 0.56% for the day but down 6.86% year-to-date [1] - The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 4,162, up 0.39% for the day and up 4.89% year-to-date [1] - The Dow Jones Index closed at 48,977, down 1.05% for the day and up 1.90% year-to-date [1] Currency Performance - The Renminbi Index is at 97.810, down 0.74% over the last month but up 1.84% over the last six months [2] - The US Dollar Index is at 97.744, up 1.58% over the last month but down 0.50% over the last six months [2] - The exchange rate for Renminbi to USD is 0.146, down 1.38% over the last month and down 4.09% over the last six months [2] Commodity Performance - Brent crude oil is priced at $71.39 per barrel, up 7.21% over the last month and up 7.92% over the last six months [3] - Gold is priced at $5,179.43 per ounce, down 0.02% over the last month but up 52.45% over the last six months [3] - Silver is priced at $89.872 per ounce, down 19.82% over the last month but up 132.83% over the last six months [3] Company News - NIO (09866.HK) has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Bosch, focusing on core technologies for smart electric vehicles [22] - New World Development (00017.HK) reported a narrowed interim loss of HKD 37.3 billion, with a core operating profit decline of 17.7% [23][24] - The Hong Kong Monetary Authority reported a 1.1% increase in M2 and M3 money supply in January [17][18] Economic Indicators - Hong Kong's overall export value in January increased by 33.8% year-on-year, exceeding market expectations [14][16] - The Hong Kong government recorded a surplus of HKD 879 billion in the first ten months of the fiscal year, with fiscal reserves increasing to HKD 7,422 billion [19]