Hong Kong stocks finished higher after a strong afternoon surge. The Hang Seng closed up 1.67% at 23,919.5, roughly a 400-point intraday gain; the Hang Seng TECH index rose 1.77% to 3,936.02. Turnover was HKD 236.896 bln (prior session HKD 236.404 bln). New-drug and precious-metals sectors led gains, while optical-communications and PCB/compute-infrastructure names also rallied; pork and beverage sectors lagged. Select movers: WuXi AppTec (02359.HK) +12.39%, Chifeng Gold (06693.HK) +18.15%, Junz

Hong Kong stocks finished higher after a strong afternoon surge. The Hang Seng closed up 1.67% at 23,919.5, roughly a 400-point intraday gain; the Hang Seng TECH index rose 1.77% to 3,936.02. Turnover was HKD 236.896 bln (prior session HKD 236.404 bln). New-drug and precious-metals sectors led gains, while optical-communications and PCB/compute-infrastructure names also rallied; pork and beverage sectors lagged. Select movers: WuXi AppTec (02359.HK) +12.39%, Chifeng Gold (06693.HK) +18.15%, Junzheng (03223.HK) +18.25%, Haiguang Xinzheng (01191.HK) +26.32%; Muyuan Foods (02714.HK) -2.25%, Mixue Group (02097.HK) -3.00%.