Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae said Japan's economy is beginning to recover.

After four straight weekly advances, Hong Kong stocks extended gains as the Hang Seng Index closed up 0.98%, trading as high as 25,276 after reclaiming the 25,000 level and the 100-day moving average. The Hang Seng Tech Index rose 1.57%. Market turnover was HK$210.5 billion. Sector winners included film and entertainment, travel, consumer electronics, new-consumer and PCB-related stocks; airlines and autos also rebounded. Lagging sectors included road transport, semiconductors and oil & gas, while optical communications and coal pulled back. Notable movers: MiniMax (00100.HK) +17%, Xiaomi Group (01810.HK) +7.3%, Laopu Gold (06181.HK) +5.5%; PetroChina (00857.HK) -3.5%, CSPC PHARMA (01093.HK) and China Resources Beer (00291.HK) both down >2.5%.

A股深證成指、創業板指午後雙雙漲超2%，上證指數漲0.91%，腦機接口、PET銅箔、CRO概念等板塊漲幅居前。