After the midterm election results were confirmed, market risk appetite significantly improved, prompting immediate investment inflows into biotech stocks. WuXi AppTec (02359) rose 12.39% to HK$197.80, WuXi Biologics (02269) gained 12.22% to HK$48.32, BeiGene (06160) climbed 10.18% to HK$231.60, Genscript Biotech (01548) surged 12.51% to HK$34.00, CStone Pharmaceuticals (06990) advanced 10.16% to HK$442.40, and InnoCare Pharma (09969) rose 8.27% to HK$12.04.
AI hardware stocks also rallied strongly. Hua Hong Semiconductor (01347) led the blue chips with a 15.75% gain, closing at HK$68.70. SMIC (00981) rose 8.96% to HK$46.44, Lenovo Group (00992) gained 6% to HK$20.84, Kingboard Laminate (01888) jumped 14.55% to HK$37.32, and Yangtze Optical Fibre & Cable (06869) rose 9.25% to HK$109.80. Zhongji Xuchuang (03308) denied rumors of overseas customers canceling orders and rebounded 7.58% from its lows to close at HK$667.
Among tech and internet stocks, Alibaba (09988) rose 1.05% to HK$100.60, Tencent (00700) gained 1.11% to HK$401.60, both closing above round-number levels. Meituan (03690) advanced 1.14% to HK$75.20, marking its fourth consecutive day of gains with a cumulative rise of 8.67%.Xiaomi (01810) rose 0.56% to HK$28.76, extending its winning streak to five days with a cumulative gain of 12.26%. Baidu (09888) climbed 2.48% to HK$76.55.
Consumer stocks declined against the market trend. Hengan International (01044) fell 2.29% to HK$21.32, China Resources Beer (00291) dropped 1.93% to HK$20.34, Pop Mart International (09992) declined 1.72% to HK$137.10, WH Group (00288) fell 1.59% to HK$6.48, and Budweiser APAC (01876) eased 1.29% to HK$6.11.
The top three most actively traded stocks in the HSI and HSCEI were Tencent, Alibaba, and SMIC. (ey)