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Market Opening: The HSI opened 230 points higher at 25,761, with the HSCEI and HSTECH also showing gains of 0.9% and 1%, respectively.

Gold and Silver Stocks Surge: Companies like ZIJIN MINING and CHINAGOLDINTL saw significant increases in stock prices due to rising gold prices, while silver-related stocks also performed well.

Tech Sector Performance: Major tech stocks such as BABA-W, NTES-S, and KUAISHOU-W experienced gains of 1.4% to 1.9% at the market open, with other tech giants like TENCENT and BIDU-SW also showing positive movement.

Carmakers and Battery Stocks: Carmakers like XIAOMI-W and NIO-SW opened higher, with NIO-SW jumping 2.2%. Battery stock CATL also saw a nearly 3% increase.

Market Overview: Hong Kong stocks showed fluctuations with the HSI up 0.1% to 25,563, while the HSCEI and HSTECH saw slight declines. Total turnover for the half-day reached $95.355 billion.

Chip and Telecom Stocks: Major chip stocks like SMIC and HUA HONG SEMI fell around 2.5%, while ZTE dropped significantly by 9.4% due to bribery settlement news. Conversely, YOFC saw a midday increase of 2.7%.

Automotive and Battery Stocks: XIAOMI-W and CATL experienced slight gains, while BYD COMPANY and HORIZONROBOT-W faced losses. CATL rose by 2.3%, reflecting positive sentiment in the battery sector.

Financial and Real Estate Performance: HSBC and STANCHART stocks rose by approximately 2% and 1.9%, respectively, while HKEX and AIA saw minor declines. In real estate, HENDERSON LAND and SINO LAND gained, while NEW WORLD DEV declined by 1.7%.