港股芯片股震盪走高，兆易創新(03986.HK)漲超9%，天數智芯(09903.HK)漲超8%，瀾起科技(06809.HK)漲超6%，中芯國際(00981.HK)漲超3%。

英鎊兌美元GBP/USD日內下跌0.4%，至1.3156，觸及去年11月26日以來的最低水平。

By midday in Hong Kong the Hang Seng Index was up 0.04% and the Hang Seng Tech Index gained 1.34%. Morning turnover reached HK$175.56 billion. Sector gains were led by pharma outsourcing (CDMO), storage, optical communications and chip stocks; declines were concentrated in rare earths, power equipment, Chinese brokers and commercial space. Notable stock moves: Huahong Hongli (01347.HK) +16%, WuXi AppTec (02359.HK) +9%, SMIC (00981.HK) +8%, Zhipu (02513.HK) +5%, BeiGene (06160.HK) +4%; MINIMAX-W (00100.HK) -5%, China Life (02628.HK) -4%, Midea Group (00300.HK) -3%.