- The Hong Kong stock market opened lower on September 8, with the HSI dropping 161 points to 25,252 amid broader market retreats.
- Major technology stocks and Chinese banks and insurers faced downward pressure, while XIAOMI-W declined 0.87% following its product launch event.
- BIDU-W bucked the trend to open 0.77% higher after repurchasing 545,000 shares for HKD 49.9641 million.
- The Hang Seng Index fell 256 pts or 1 % to close at 25,310 at midday with a total turnover of HKD 133.165 billion.
- Major technology stocks traded mixed, with BIDU-SW dropping 2.65 % and KUAISHOU-W surging 4.82 % following a substantial investment.
- Chinese property developers remained subdued amid policy adjustments, and AI concept stocks showed positive momentum led by Z.AI and MINIMAX-W.
- The HSK New Development consortium won the Hung Shui Kiu area project for HKD 1.03 billion, with a total investment of HKD 16.8 billion.
- Six enterprises form the consortium, where CHINA OVERSEAS, CHI MER LAND, CHINA RES LAND, JD-SW, and SINO LAND each hold a 17 percent equity interest, and China Tourism Group holds the remaining 15 percent.
- Capital commitments and the distribution of profits or losses are determined proportionally based on the respective equity interests of each joint venture partner.