Hong Kong stocks will resume trading Monday afternoon, after the city’s weather observatory lowered its rainstorm warning that had earlier prompted the cancellation of the morning session.
The Hong Kong Observatory lowered the rainstorm warning to red from black shortly after 11 a.m. local time, meaning stock trading will begin at 1:30 p.m. in accordance with Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd.’s rules. The bourse operator had earlier canceled morning trading of bothsecuritiesand derivatives markets, including Stock Connect due to the black rain warning.
Earlier the city’s education bureau suspended classes across Hong Kong due to the severe weather conditions. The government will resume vaccination after lowering the rainstorm warning.
Morning trading in the city was lastcanceledin October last year, when tropical storm Nangka prompted authorities to shutter businesses and close schools. Average dailyturnoverin Hong Kong this year stands at around HK$188 billion ($24.2 billion), according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
When the market reopens in the afternoon, “there will still be plenty of time to digest weekend news and A-share movements,” said Steven Leung, executive director of UoB Kay Hian (Hong Kong) Ltd. “Markets have been relatively stable in both Hong Kong and A shares lately.”