Hong Kong markets opened mixed on Monday Sept 7: HSI opened up 2.10 pts (0.01%) at 25,652.97; Hang Seng Tech opened down 11.73 pts (0.26%) at 4,558.07; H-share index opened down 6.97 pts (0.08%) at 8,548.06; Red Chip index opened down 7.17 pts (0.17%) at 4,206.29.

China A-share tourism and hotel sector saw intraday moves: Huatian Hotel hit the daily limit-up; Junting Hotel, Jinling Hotel, BTG Hotels and Jinjiang Hotels also rose.

An Austrian former diplomat said current threats between the U.S. and Iran are primarily psychological and unlikely to trigger large-scale military operations in the Middle East. He said Iran appears unwilling to open direct war with Arab neighbors or strike targets in Europe, and that recent rhetoric is largely information warfare rather than a signal of imminent military escalation. He added the November U.S. midterm elections will be a key decision point: Trump is unlikely to stand down on conflict issues, and post-election outcomes could determine the president’s freedom of action and may prompt concrete measures to weaken Iranian resistance.