The Zhitong Finance app learned that the Hang Seng Index opened 1.2% lower and opened lower in early trading. The Shanghai Index also fell by more than 1%. The mood for going long in the AH market was sluggish, and Chinese brokerage stocks generally declined.

As of press release, CITIC Securities (06030) fell 4.95% to HK$16.9; China Galaxy (06881) fell 3.9% to HK$4.43; China Financial Corporation (03908) fell 3.91% to HK$15.24; Huatai Securities (06886) fell 3.3% to HK$13.5; and Guotai Junan (02611) fell 1.8% to HK$14.2.