HSI closed down 0.37%; Hang Seng Tech Index closed up 0.29% after an intraday
rally of over 1%. PCB-related stocks led gains: Kingboard Holdings (00148.HK)
+25%, Kingboard Laminates (01888.HK) +12%, Shenghong Technology (02476.HK) +12%.
Building materials/cement outperformed: China National Building Material
(03323.HK) +14%. Optical-communications names rose; Yangtze Optical Fibre &
Cable (06869.HK) +9%. Lithium names strengthened in the afternoon; TTANQT
LITHIUM (09696.HK) +4%. Internet mega-caps, Chinese brokerages, airlines, solar
PV and AI names also outperformed. Lagging sectors included film, oil, ports,
coal, innovative drugs and gold. Large-model AI stocks fell: Zhipu (02513.HK)
-13%, MINIMAX-W (00100.HK) -8%.