Economic Indicators - US retail sales for August increased by 0.6%, surpassing the forecast of 0.2% and the previous value of 0.5% [11] - The US dollar index fell to its lowest level in over 10 weeks, closing down 0.71% at 96.65 [2][5] - The yield on the benchmark 10-year US Treasury bond closed at 4.0350%, while the 2-year yield closed at 3.5120% [2] Commodity Markets - Spot gold first broke through $3700 per ounce, closing up 0.29% at $3689.46 per ounce [2][5] - WTI crude oil rose by 2.01%, closing at $64.54 per barrel, while Brent crude oil increased by 1.51%, closing at $68.50 per barrel [2][5] Stock Markets - US stock indices showed mixed results ahead of the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision, with the Dow Jones down 0.27%, S&P 500 down 0.13%, and Nasdaq down 0.07% [3] - The Hong Kong Hang Seng Index closed down 0.03% at 26438.51 points, while the Hang Seng Tech Index rose by 0.56% [3] - A-shares saw collective gains, with the Shanghai Composite Index up 0.04%, Shenzhen Component Index up 0.45%, and ChiNext Index up 0.68% [4] Sector Performance - In the Hong Kong market, the automotive parts and tourism sectors showed strong performance, while internet healthcare stocks declined [3] - In the A-share market, robotics stocks surged, with several stocks hitting the daily limit up, while the pork sector experienced significant adjustments [4]

Group 1 - The US stock market continues to reach new highs, with the Nasdaq and S&P 500 indices showing strong performance, while the Chinese concept index surged by 2.08% [1] - Hong Kong's three major indices opened higher, with the Hang Seng Index rising by 0.6%, and both the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index and the Hang Seng Tech Index increasing by 0.69% [1] - Major technology stocks maintained their upward trend, with Tencent rising by 2.39% to HKD 600, Kuaishou up by 1.6%, and Meituan and Xiaomi both increasing by over 1.3% [1] Group 2 - The biopharmaceutical sector experienced widespread gains, with Xinyuan Kang Pharmaceutical leading the innovation drug concept stocks with a significant increase of 10.5%, while companies like BeiGene, WuXi Biologics, and Innovent Biologics also saw gains [1] - Various sectors including Tesla concept stocks, photovoltaic stocks, insurance stocks, sports goods stocks, gold stocks, Chinese brokerage stocks, and logistics stocks all experienced upward movements [1] - Conversely, coal stocks, AI concept stocks, and some entertainment stocks saw declines, with Yanzhou Coal Mining down by 1.5% [1]