A-shares opened lower, with autonomous driving and lithium mining concepts gaining strength, Tianmai Technology and Dongjian Technology both hit the 20% daily limit up. Hong Kong stocks opened higher and continued to rise, with technology and internet-related stocks leading the gains, Baidu surged by 10%
On Wednesday, the Shanghai Composite Index opened 0.35% lower, the Shenzhen Component Index fell by 0.4%, and the ChiNext Index dropped by 0.56%. Real estate, retail, and coal sectors led the decline, while stocks related to digital finance, photovoltaics, wind power, commercial aerospace weakened; the smart transportation theme was active.
The Hang Seng Index opened 0.52% higher at 17,613.50 points, the Hang Seng TECH Index rose by 1.07%, and the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index increased by 0.58%. Technology and financial stocks were active, with Baidu surging by 10% and Bilibili rising by over 3%. Nongfu Spring rose by nearly 4%, with its controlling shareholder Yangshengtang planning to increase holdings by up to HKD 2 billion. Three new stocks debuted today, with Qilu Transportation falling by over 14%, Shengtong Technology dropping by over 11%, and Ruichang International Holdings rising by nearly 24%.
In the A-share sector, the photovoltaic sector led the decline.
Digital finance continued to fall.
Real estate stocks continued to pull back.
Stocks related to autonomous driving surged, with Tianmai Technology, Dongjian Technology, and Zhonghaida all hitting the daily limit up, while Xingwang Yuda and Luchang Technology also hit the limit up.
Carlu Cloud concept stocks strengthened in the morning session.
Lithium mining stocks also showed strong performance.
Hong Kong Stock Sector
Government Bond Futures
On Wednesday, government bond futures opened with mixed movements. The main contract for the 30-year period rose by 0.01%, the main contract for the 10-year period rose by 0.02%, the main contract for the 5-year period fell by 0.03%, and the main contract for the 2-year period remained relatively stable.
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