Zhitong Financial APP learned that the Hang Seng Index opened down 192.2 points, or 0.75%, at 25310.03. The index of state-owned enterprises fell 0.75% to 9013.21. The red chip index rose 0.31% to 3991.16. The turnover was 3.528 billion Hong Kong dollars before the big market.
Overnight, the three major indexes of US stocks fell across the board, and the Nasdaq closed down for the fifth day in a row. The Dow was down 0.84 per cent at 34577.57, the S & P was down 0.57 per cent at 4443.05 and the Nasdaq was down 0.45 per cent at 15037.76.
In terms of blue chip, Tencent (00700) opened 3.13% lower at HK $458.00. For other blue chips, BABA-SW (09988) fell 1.77%, HSBC Holdings PLC (00005) rose 1.00%, and HKEx (00388) rose 0.59%.
In terms of hot stocks, the Macao SAR government held a public consultation press conference on amending Law No. 16 / 2001, "legal system for Lucky Gaming Operation in Casino". According to reports, the key points of the consultation include the number of lucky betting grants granted to the operation of casinos, the grant period, increasing the legal requirements for the supervision of awarding companies, employee protection, and strengthening the examination mechanism for awarding companies, gambling intermediaries and cooperators, introducing government representatives, promoting projects with non-gambling elements, social responsibility, clarifying criminal responsibility and administrative punishment system, and so on. Sands China Ltd. (01928) fell 14.83%, Galaxy Entertainment (00027) fell 10.11%, SJM Holdings (00880) fell 9.38%, and Wynn Macau (01128) fell 11.21%.
Bauhaus International (00483) announced that it is expected that the Group will make a net profit of approximately HK $5 million to HK $55 million for the six months ended September 30, 2021, while a net loss of approximately HK $37.6 million for the six months ended September 30, 2021. The stock opened 0.46% higher at HK $1.1 in morning trading.
Aikang Medical (01789) issued an announcement that the board of directors of the company noted the recent increase in the trading price and volume of the company's shares. After making a reasonable inquiry about the group under the relevant circumstances, the board of directors confirmed that, apart from the successful bidding procedures related to all four types of initial hip and knee system products in the national volume procurement and thus determining the prices of the relevant product lines of the group in the next two years, it is not aware of any reasons for the changes in the relevant prices and trading volume, or any information that must be announced to avoid false markets in the company's securities. Or any inside information required to be disclosed under part XIVA of the Securities and Futures Ordinance, Chapter 571 of the laws of Hong Kong. The stock opened 2.62% higher at HK $9.81 in morning trading.