U.S. and Iran confirmed a ceasefire memorandum overnight, lifting risk appetite — Wall Street rallied and the Golden Dragon China index ticked up. After a two-day rebound investors turned cautious; Hang Seng opened down 16 pts at 24,826 and slid as much as 350 pts to 24,492. By mid-session the Hang Seng was down 1.25% and the Hang Seng Tech index down 1.61%; turnover HKD133.73bn. Sector moves: rare-earths, computer hardware and recent AI listings held up; commercial space, solar PV and road tran

2026-06-16

U.S. and Iran confirmed a ceasefire memorandum overnight, lifting risk appetite — Wall Street rallied and the Golden Dragon China index ticked up. After a two-day rebound investors turned cautious; Hang Seng opened down 16 pts at 24,826 and slid as much as 350 pts to 24,492. By mid-session the Hang Seng was down 1.25% and the Hang Seng Tech index down 1.61%; turnover HKD133.73bn. Sector moves: rare-earths, computer hardware and recent AI listings held up; commercial space, solar PV and road transport led gains; coal and mainland brokers bounced. Weakness in nonferrous metals, online education and alcoholic beverages persisted; tea-drink, internet healthcare and sporting-goods names extended declines. Notable stock moves: Andeli Juice (02218.HK) +35%; CHINA'S WERIDE‑W (00800.HK) and Lead Intelligent (00470.HK) >+10%; Zhipu (02513.HK) +9%. Minmetals Resources (01208.HK) -10%; China Hongqiao (01378.HK) and Laopu Gold (06181.HK) -~6%; China Resources Mixc Lifestyle (01209.HK) -~6%. Internet names Kuaishou (01024.HK) -4.2%; Bilibili (09626.HK), Meituan (03690.HK), SenseTime (00020.HK) and Baidu (09888.HK) each down >3%.