The Hong Kong stock exchange opened in the green. The Hang Seng Index rose early in the session, followed by gains in the technology index and mainland Chinese stocks. The market mood this morning was clearly positive. The main drivers were the technology sector: Alibaba and Kuaishou were the most prominent, with Tencent and Meituan also strengthening, followed by Xiaomi and JD.com. In the financial sector, the HKEX performed solidly, with AIA and Ping An rising steadily, while HSBC weakened slightly. (az) Source: Newsmaker.id
The Nikkei 225 closed up around one and a half percent to around 49,000, driven by positive sentiment from Intel's sales prospects. Semiconductor stocks like Advantest and Disco also gained, while SoftBank Group was a major driver of the index's rally. The market mood felt more bullish after the chip sector was "bought back," resulting in healthy inter-sector rotation. Investors are also looking ahead to the next week of earnings reports, including from US tech giants like MetaTrader, Alphabet, and Microsoft. Solid results are expected to maintain buying momentum. Domestically, the Topix...
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