China A-share power sector surged; Xineng Co. hit the daily trading limit, while Nanwang Technology, Li New Energy and Huaneng Hydropower also advanced.

英國央行首席經濟學家皮爾：關於第二次加息的決策將在未來幾周內揭曉。

Overnight US equities plunged; Hong Kong opened nearly 400 points lower, staged an intraday rebound to within ~60 points, then softened with wide swings. At midday the Hang Seng Index was down 1.06% at 24,533.33 and the Hang Seng Tech Index was down 1.75% at 4,081.75. Market turnover reached HKD150.02bn. Compute-hardware-related sectors led declines, with memory chips, PCB and optical-communications stocks among the heaviest falls. Innovative drug names and precious metals were weak. Defensive sectors including coal, consumer and oil outperformed. Selected movers: Li Ning (02331.HK) +3.94%; China Shenhua (01088.HK) +1.70%; 06809.HK -9.27%; 03308.HK -7.29%; Yangtze Optical Fibre & Cable (06869.HK) -9.89%; WuXi AppTec (02359.HK) -5.63%; Zijin Mining (02899.HK) -5.15%.