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《港股》恒指收市升230點 手機、公用股及消費股上揚

Hang Seng Index rose 230 points at the close of trading, with gains in mobile phones, utilities industry, and consumer stocks.

AASTOCKS ·  Aug 7 16:29

Mainland China's imports accelerated last month, and the yen carry trade came to a temporary pause. The Japanese stock market rose for the second consecutive day, while Hong Kong stocks rose today. The Hang Seng Index opened 37 points higher before widening its gains. It rose 340 points to 16,988 points in the afternoon, and closed up 230 points or 1.4% to 16,877 points for the day; the National Index rose 80 points or 1.4% to 5,933 points; the Hang Seng Technology Index rose 39 points or 1.2% to 3,382 points. The total turnover of the market for the day was HKD 95.662 billion, with net inflows of HKD 7.333 billion and RMB 5.383 billion through the Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Hong Kong Stock Connects.

New Oriental (09901.HK) has increased its repurchase program to USD 0.7 billion and proposed a special dividend, with the stock price up 6.3%. The same series Eastbuy (01797.HK) rose 2.5%. In other network technology stock news, Alibaba (09988.HK) rose 1.7% to HKD 76.5, Tencent (00700.HK) rose 2.5% to HKD 363.4, Baidu (09888.HK) and JD.com (09618.HK) rose 1.6% and 2.1% respectively, while Meituan (03690.HK), Xiaomi (01810.HK), Netease (09999.HK), and Kuaishou (01024.HK) rose less than 1%. Tencent Music (01698.HK) and GDS Holdings (09698.HK) rose 7.2% and 9.6% respectively.

Mobile-related stocks rose, with High Wealth (01415.HK) and Goertek (02018.HK) up over 5%, BYD Electronic (00285.HK) and Sunwoda Electronic (02382.HK) up 2.4% and 4%, respectively. Chip stock Hua Hong Semiconductor (01347.HK) rose 2.8%.

Cathay Pacific (00293.HK) fell 2.4%, reporting a 15.3% decline in net profit to HKD 3.613 billion and an interim dividend of HKD 0.2 per share, and announcing plans to invest over HKD 100 billion in areas including fleet, customer products, VIP rooms, digital upgrades, and sustainable development over the next seven years. China Tower (00788.HK) rose 3.2%, earning more than 10% in the first half of the year and declaring an interim dividend.

Consumer and domestic demand stocks were generally strong, with Want Want China (00151.HK), U-PEC China (00220.HK), Mengniu (02319.HK), Yum China (09987.HK), and Topsports (06110.HK) rising from 3.9% to 4.5%. Online travel platforms Ctrip (09961.HK) and Tongcheng Travel (00780.HK) rose 4.9% and 5%, respectively.

In terms of financial stocks, HSBC (00005.HK) rose 0.4% to HKD 63.05, HKEX (00388.HK) and AIA (01299.HK) rose 1% and 1.6% respectively, and CCB (00939.HK), ICBC (01398.HK) and ZhongShang (03968.HK) rose 1.5% to 1.9%.

Public utilities generally rose, with China Power (00006.HK) and Guangdong Inv (00270.HK) up 3.8% and 3%, respectively, while Cheung Kong Infrastructure (01038.HK), CLP (00002.HK), and HK Telecom (06823.HK) rose 2% to 2.7%. Mainland China's electrical utilities, Runhui Investment(00836.HK), China Longyuan (00916.HK), Goldwind Science & Technology (02208.HK), and CGN Power (01816.HK), rose more than 4%. Oil stocks Sinopec (00386.HK), PetroChina (00857.HK), and CNOOC (00883.HK) rose 2% to 2.9%.

Real estate stocks Jiuchang Realty (01997.HK) with half-yearly net profit increased by 2% and decreased slightly in dividends, with its price rebounding by 3%. Chuangs (00669.HK) reported a 16% rise in net profit with an interim dividend of HKD 1.08, and its stock price rose 3.5%. Wynn Macau (01128.HK) adjusted its property EBITDAR and earned 14% more in its Macau business in the second quarter of its parent company, but its stock price fell 1.8%. Fuyao Glass (03606.HK) reported a 23% rise in net profit in the first half of the year, exceeding the expectations of several securities brokerage firms, with its stock price rising 7.8%.

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