The Baltic dry index rose 3.3 per cent to a two-week high of 2767 on Friday. In addition, WHO points out that the risk of reinfection of new variants of Omicron found in South Africa may be higher. Many countries have implemented travel entry restrictions one after another, and the market hopes that the supply chain may be tight or lead to a further rise in shipping costs. Hong Kong shipping stocks were built against the market today.

COSCO Shipping Holdings (01919.HK) has a high opinion of 12.96 yuan, which is now at 12.84 yuan, up nearly 10%, and the turnover has doubled to 72.07 million shares. Orient overseas (00316.HK) has a high opinion of 146.4 yuan, which is now trading at 144.5 yuan, up 5.8 per cent. SITC International Holdings (01308.HK) has a high opinion of 29.6 yuan (29.65 yuan for a newly controlled 100 antenna), which is now at 29.05 yuan, up 3%.

Pacific Shipping (02343.HK) is as high as 3.02 yuan, now at 2.91 yuan, up 2.1%. Cosco Haifa (02866.HK) used to lift weights for 10 days and 50 antennas (1.42 yuan and 1.48 yuan), the highest reached 1.49 yuan, now at 1.43 yuan, rising 1.4%.

The Hang Seng Index and the National Index are now at 23792 and 8pm 471, both down 1.2 per cent.