Hong Kong stocks closed lower after a weak open. Hang Seng Index fell 0.64%; Hang Seng Tech Index closed down 0.94% after intraday losses exceeding 2%. Biopharma led gains—09688.HK +5%+, 06990.HK +3%+. Mainland broker names active: 01456.HK and 06806.HK both >3% higher. PV/solar stocks recovered in the afternoon, 03800.HK +5%+. Outperforming sectors included cloud computing, marquee internet names, telecom, mainland banks, household appliances and pork producers. PCB segment plunged: 01989.HK -9

Hong Kong stocks closed lower after a weak open. Hang Seng Index fell 0.64%; Hang Seng Tech Index closed down 0.94% after intraday losses exceeding 2%. Biopharma led gains—09688.HK +5%+, 06990.HK +3%+. Mainland broker names active: 01456.HK and 06806.HK both >3% higher. PV/solar stocks recovered in the afternoon, 03800.HK +5%+. Outperforming sectors included cloud computing, marquee internet names, telecom, mainland banks, household appliances and pork producers. PCB segment plunged: 01989.HK -9%+, 02476.HK -5%+. Chip stocks tumbled—02577.HK -13%+, 03986.HK -7%+. Among laggards were optical communications, film & TV, commercial space, coal, gold, building materials/cement and port & shipping names.