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HKEX Today: Hang Seng slips 0.7% as CNGR Advanced Material lists; Southbound flows favor Tracker Fund & Alibaba — November 17, 2025

Hong Kong — The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) closed lower on Monday, November 17, 2025, as profit‑taking and regional geopolitics cooled risk appetite. The session also featured a closely watched debut by CNGR Advanced Material and a steady drumbeat of microstructure updates from the exchange, while Southbound investors concentrated buy orders in the city’s most‑traded ETFs and big‑cap tech. news.rthk.hk Market at a glance New listing: CNGR Advanced Material (2579) prices at HK$34, begins trading Battery materials group CNGR Advanced Material Co., Ltd. (2579)priced its Hong Kong H‑share IPO at HK$34.00 per share and commenced trading today on HKEX’s

17 November 2025

Hong Kong’s Exchange Fund Smashes Records with HK$274 Billion Investment Gain in First Three Quarters of 2025

Massive bond and equity profits push city’s financial war chest to its strongest nine‑month performance on record, as HKMA warns on looming market risks. Record-breaking nine months for Hong Kong’s financial war chest Hong Kong’s Exchange Fund has booked HK$274 billion (about US$35 billion) in investment income for the first three quarters of 2025, according to unaudited figures released by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) on Thursday, 13 November. Bastille Post+1 It is the largest nine‑month gain since the HKMA began publishing such data in 2003, powered by a powerful market rally that boosted both bond and equity portfolios.

13 November 2025

Economic News · Finance · Hong Kong · Investment · Markets

Hong Kong Stocks Close Slightly Higher as Tech Hype Cools; XPeng Soars on AI Buzz — Hang Seng Ends at 26,696 (Nov 11, 2025)

HONG KONG — November 11, 2025. Hong Kong stocks eked out a second straight gain on Tuesday as investors rotated out of richly valued tech names and into defensives, even as a blockbuster move in EV maker XPeng grabbed headlines. The Hang Seng Index (HSI) rose 0.18% to 26,696.41, while the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index added 0.19% to 9,461.49 and the Hang Seng Tech Index edged up 0.15% to 5,924.39. The close put the HSI back near a one‑month high. Xinhua News+1 Morning wobble, afternoon recovery The session started soft as traders braced for a run of China macro

11 November 2025

AI Trends · Financial News · Hong Kong · Stock Market · Technology

Wall Street Braces for Shutdown: Stocks Rally as Fed Cuts Loom – Tech & Defense in Focus

Hong Kong stocks today (Nov 6, 2025): Hang Seng jumps 2.1% as chips & commodities surge; Pony.ai and WeRide sink on Hong Kong debut

Key takeaways at a glance (as of 4:00 p.m. HKT) Market snapshot Hong Kong equities ended firmly higher on Thursday, November 6, 2025, breaking a two‑day slide as risk appetite returned across Asia. The HSI settled at 26,485.9 (+2.12%), with intraday highs brushing 26,490.71. Tech and China proxies outperformed, while breadth improved across most major industry groups. Reuters China-related gauges also advanced: the HSCEI climbed 2.10% to 9,355.97, and the HSTECH index rose 2.74% to 5,944.22, underscoring renewed interest in platform and hardware names. Reuters+1 Turnover remained healthy at ~HK$234.7 billion, consistent with 4Q’s elevated activity backdrop on the Hong

6 November 2025

Commodities · Financial News · Hong Kong · Stock Market · Technology

WeRide (0800.HK) and Pony.ai (2026.HK) sink on Hong Kong debut as IPO wave tests robotaxi stocks

Nov 6, 2025 — Hong Kong Chinese robotaxi developers WeRide and Pony.ai stumbled out of the gate in Hong Kong on Thursday, with both stocks sliding around 10% in early dealings despite raising a combined ~HK$9.1 billion (US$1.17 billion) in fresh capital. The weak start comes amid a rush of new listings and lingering doubts about the near‑term profitability of autonomous‑driving businesses. Reuters Key takeaways How the debuts priced—and why shares slid WeRide’s global offering was set at HK$27.10 per share for ~88.3 million shares, targeting ~HK$2.39 billion (US$308 million) in proceeds. Trading began today after the company’s 2024 Nasdaq

6 November 2025

Autonomous Vehicles · Hong Kong · IPOs · Stock Market · Technology News

Bitcoin Rebound, CBDC Ban, NFT Revival – Inside Crypto’s 48-Hour Whirlwind (Sept 23–24, 2025)

Hong Kong Just Opened the Liquidity Floodgates: HashKey’s CaaS launch, Kraken tie‑up and a $500M IPO plan supercharge the city’s crypto reboot

The in‑depth story A policy pivot to unlock liquidity Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has taken its most market‑opening step since launching a full licensing regime for virtual‑asset trading platforms (VATPs): allowing licensed exchanges to link local order books to their overseas affiliates. SFC chief executive Julia Leung framed it as part of a “multi‑pronged” plan to integrate with global liquidity while preserving safeguards—delivery‑versus‑payment, prefunding at overseas VATPs, a Hong Kong reserve fund for compensation, and joint surveillance. sfc.hk Leung said the circular issued during FinTech Week would “enable licensed VATPs to share a global order book with

5 November 2025

Blockchain · Cryptocurrency · Finance · Hong Kong · NASDAQ:COIN · Startups

Hong Kong Drone Laws 2025: Comprehensive Guide to Regulations and Requirements

Hong Kong’s drone regime is governed by the Small Unmanned Aircraft Order (Cap. 448G) under the Civil Aviation Ordinance, which took effect on June 1, 2022 and became fully enforced on December 1, 2022. The framework uses a risk-based classification with Category A1 for drones up to 250 g, Category A2 for 250 g to 7 kg, and Category B for over 7 kg up to 25 kg. Category A1 is exempt from registration and most licensing, while Category A2 requires drone and remote-pilot registration, and Category B requires CAD permission and advanced training. Registration is via the CAD Electronic

10 July 2025

2025 · Drones · Hong Kong · Regulations · Technology

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