The Hang Seng Index dropped 0.95%, or 229 points, to 23,956, while the Hang Seng Tech Index fell 1.21%, according to Zhitong Finance APP. Morning turnover in Hong Kong stocks reached HK$102.1 billion.
PCB concept stocks led the gains. The third-quarter earnings previews for the PCB supply chain have been released in batches, and the price-pass-through logic is expected to be validated. Victory Giant Technology (Huizhou) Co., Ltd. (ASX: 02476) rose 7%; Kingboard Laminates (ASX: 01888) rose 4%; Guanghe Technology (ASX: 01989) rose 2%.
Wuxi Biologics (Cayman) Inc (ASX: 02269) rose 5% after its Wuxi Mashan facility successfully passed an on-site GMP inspection by the U.S. FDA.
Multiple positive factors ignited the physical AI sector, with 51WORLD (ASX: 06651) surging over 26%. OMNIVISION (ASX: 00501) rose more than 7% after proposing to repurchase up to RMB 500 million of A-shares, with its analog and display businesses continuing to grow. Hansoh Pharma (ASX: 03692) rose over 7% after signing another ADC deal with Roche, with potential milestone payments exceeding US$15 billion. LDROBOT (ASX: 01236) rose more than 6% after acquiring European high-end garden equipment brand SABO, accelerating its European market layout. UBTECH Robotics (ASX: 09880) rose over 8% after leading the drafting and participating in the compilation of the first batch of six national standards for humanoid robots, with its full-size embodied humanoid robots ramping up production. LINGYI ITECH (ASX: 01688) rose more than 5% after the iPhone Duo sold out rapidly on its first sale, as the company's physical AI enters a fast track of development. SEER TECH (ASX: 06106) rose over 12% as Open AI expands into robot research and development, with the company's robot brain business enjoying significant advantages. GenFleet Therapeutics-B (ASX: 02595) rose another 7% after GFH375 entered two monotherapy registrational Phase III trials for previously treated KRAS G12D.
GPIXEL (ASX: 03277) at one point fell more than 20% to a new listing low, down 14% at midday, as over 30 million restricted shares became eligible for trading.
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