Market Overview - The Hong Kong stock market opened slightly higher on August 18, with the Hang Seng Index at 25,309 points, up 0.16% [1] - The Hang Seng Tech Index reached 5,580 points, increasing by 0.67% [1] Sector Performance - Technology stocks experienced a broad increase, with Bilibili rising over 2%, JD.com up more than 3%, Baidu increasing over 2%, and Lenovo gaining over 1% [3] - Domestic brokerage stocks generally rose, with Guolian Minsheng up more than 2% [3] - The innovative drug sector saw most stocks open higher, with Hansoh Pharmaceutical rising over 2% [3] - Gold stocks were active, with China Gold International increasing by over 1% [3] - Some new energy vehicle companies saw stock increases, with NIO rising by over 7% [3] ETF Performance - Cross-border ETFs such as the Hang Seng Innovative Drug ETF and Hong Kong Stock Innovative Drug Selected ETF rose by over 2% [3] - Other ETFs, including the Hong Kong Stock Connect Innovative Drug ETF, Education ETF, Hong Kong Stock Pharmaceutical ETF, and Hong Kong Stock Automotive ETF, increased by over 1% [3] - However, the S&P Oil & Gas ETF, China-Korea Semiconductor ETF, Nasdaq ETF, and S&P ETF experienced slight declines [3]

Market Performance - The Dow Jones ETF declined by 2.49% [1] - The Nasdaq 100 ETF fell by 2.47% [1] - The S&P 500 ETF decreased by 2.38% [1] - The US Real Estate ETF dropped by 2.08% [1] - The Russell 2000 Index ETF fell by 2.01% [1] Bond and Commodity Performance - The US Treasury 20+ Year ETF decreased by 1.75% [1] - The Brent Oil Price Fund fell by 1.35% [1] - The Barclays US Convertible Bond ETF and Long Dollar Index both declined by 0.95% [1] - Soybean and Agricultural Funds, along with Emerging Markets ETFs, experienced minimal declines of up to 0.10% [1] Currency and Alternative Investments - Long positions in the Japanese Yen rose by 1.11% [1] - Long positions in the Euro increased by 1.28% [1] - Gold ETFs saw a rise of 3.09% [1] - The Fear Index (VIX) increased by 7.26% [1]