The Economic Daily News, September 30 — The National Day holiday begins tomorrow, with A-shares suspended for several consecutive days, and港股 will lack northbound inflows until October 7. Ahead of the holiday, northbound funds have deployed into港股, with inflows of about HK$5.8 billion, but domestic demand stocks showed mixed performance. Haitie Lao (06862) rose 2.3%, closing at HK$9.305, while Budweiser Asia Pacific (01876) gained 2%, closing at HK$5.92; Pop Mart (09992) fell 1.3%, closing at HK$152.6; Midea Group (00300) dropped 3.2%, closing at HK$91.85, making it the worst-performing blue chip so far.

Additionally, the National Bureau of Statistics released the September manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) at 50.1%, up 0.3 percentage points from August, meeting expectations and returning to the expansion zone after two months—the highest level since June. The September composite PMI output index stood at 50.7%, up 1.2 percentage points from the previous month, the highest since December last year, and returned above the critical point after two months.

Currently, the Hang Seng Index stands at 24,636, up 112 points or 0.5%, with main board turnover exceeding HK$143.6 billion. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index is at 8,228, up 49 points or 0.6%. The Hang Seng Tech Index is at 4,256, up 6 points or 0.2%. (am)