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<H Shrs>HSI Slips 229 pts at Midday; SMIC Up 4%, ALI HEALTH Stumbles 6%+
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Spurred by a positive atmosphere from the meeting between Chinese and US leaders, US stocks fared well overnight (14th). However, major Asia-Pacific markets were broadly under pressure today (15th). The HSI opened 1 pt higher this morning but weakened thereafter, closing at 26,160 at midday, down 229 pts or 0.87%. Half-day turnover amounted to HKD151.149 billion. The HSCEI closed at 8,759 at midday, down 98 pts or 1.11%, while the HSTECH closed at 5,012, down 63 pts or 1.25%.

After results, SMIC (00981.HK) was simultaneously endorsed by Morgan Stanley and BNP Paribas. The stock once mushroomed over 7% intraday and closed at HKD74.4 at midday, up 4.06%, making it the best-performing blue chip in the morning session. Its Co-CEO said the company has agreed with customers on price hikes for tight-supply products and expects gross margin to rise in 2Q26. HUA HONG SEMI (01347.HK), however, came under pressure after results, closing at HKD122, down 3.94%.

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Dotcoms were mixed. TENCENT (00700.HK) gained 1.08% in the half-day session. BABA-W (09988.HK), MEITUAN-W (03690.HK), NTES-S (09999.HK) and BIDU-SW (09888.HK) all sagged over 2%. BILIBILI-W (09626.HK) last quoted at HKD156.4 at midday, down 6.35%.
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