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Hang Seng slips as tech drags again, while chip and AI names buck the trend in Hong Kong

Hang Seng slips as tech drags again, while chip and AI names buck the trend in Hong Kong

The Hang Seng Index closed down 0.29% in Hong Kong on Friday, pressured by losses in shipping, casino, and healthcare stocks. Ctrip shares plunged 19% the previous day after news of a China antitrust probe, rattling investors. Semiconductor stocks rose, with Hua Hong Semiconductor up 7.39%. Mainland investors sold about HK$600 million in Hong Kong shares via Stock Connect.
16 January 2026
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Hong Kong Tech Stocks Slide as Hang Seng Tech Hits a Three-Week Low; Alibaba and Tencent Sink on Tax-Rumor Jitters and Global Risk-Off (Dec. 16, 2025)

Hong Kong Tech Stocks Slide as Hang Seng Tech Hits a Three-Week Low; Alibaba and Tencent Sink on Tax-Rumor Jitters and Global Risk-Off (Dec. 16, 2025)

HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s technology shares extended their pullback on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, dragging the Hang Seng Tech Index to a fresh multi-week low as investors weighed a mix of global macro unease and a burst of local policy anxiety. Alibaba and Tencent were among the biggest drags, with selling pressure intensifying intraday after a market rumor circulated about “tax recognition” involving high-tech companies—an issue that traders quickly treated as potentially earnings-sensitive despite the lack of official confirmation. TradingView+2Hong Kong Commercial Daily+2 By the close, benchmarks had pared some of their deeper intraday losses, but the day still
16 December 2025
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Hang Seng Tech Index Hits Lowest Since Nov. 21 as Hong Kong Stocks Slide on China Growth Jitters and Global Tech Rotation

Hang Seng Tech Index Hits Lowest Since Nov. 21 as Hong Kong Stocks Slide on China Growth Jitters and Global Tech Rotation

HONG KONG — December 16, 2025: Hong Kong equities closed lower on Tuesday as a fresh wave of risk-off sentiment swept Asian markets, pushing the Hang Seng Tech Index to its weakest level since late November and reinforcing concerns that Hong Kong-listed Chinese shares could keep lagging mainland peers during a global “tech rotation.” news.rthk.hk+2MarketScreener+2 By the close, the Hang Seng Index fell 393 points (‑1.54%) to 25,235, while the Hang Seng Tech Index slipped 95 points (‑1.74%) to 5,402. Mainland gauges also retreated, with the Shanghai Composite down 1.11% and the CSI 300 down 1.2%. news.rthk.hk The selloff was
16 December 2025
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Stock Market Today

Linde stock price falls as LIN heads into weekend; JPMorgan downgrade and guidance in focus

Linde stock price falls as LIN heads into weekend; JPMorgan downgrade and guidance in focus

7 February 2026
Linde plc shares fell 2.5% to $448.24 Friday after reporting Q4 sales up 6% to $8.76 billion and adjusted EPS of $4.20. The company guided 2026 adjusted EPS to $17.40–$17.90, below analyst consensus. JPMorgan downgraded the stock, while Morgan Stanley and UBS raised price targets. Linde repurchased $1.4 billion in shares in Q4 and returned $7.4 billion to shareholders in 2025.
GE Vernova stock closes up nearly 6% — what to watch before Monday’s trade

GE Vernova stock closes up nearly 6% — what to watch before Monday’s trade

7 February 2026
GE Vernova shares jumped 5.6% to $779.35 Friday as Wall Street rallied and the company reported 1.1 GW of U.S. wind repower orders for 2025. The company also closed its $5.3 billion purchase of the remaining Prolec GE stake and completed a $2.6 billion senior notes offering. Investors await next week’s U.S. jobs and inflation data.
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