At midday the Hang Seng Index was down 1.18% and the Hang Seng Tech Index was
down 2.40%. PCB names led gains: Kingboard Laminates (01888.HK) rose over 10%
while Shenghong Technology (02476.HK) bucked the trend, falling more than 6%.
Heavy-equipment shares advanced with China Longgong (03339.HK) up over 4%.
Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank (03618.HK) gained around 2%. Oilfield services
stock Shandong Molong (00568.HK) jumped over 15%. Beer, dairy and auto-dealer
stocks also strengthened. Laggards included memory, semiconductor, OLED,
optical-communications, gold and nonferrous-metal sectors. Notable individual
movers: Tianshu Zhixin (09903.HK) rose over 11%, MINIMAX-W (00100.HK) fell more
than 8%, and Zhipu (02513.HK) closed up 2%.