The Hang Seng Index commenced trading with a 0.14% increase, while the Hang Seng Tech Index opened higher by 0.21%.
The pharmaceutical, software services, and semiconductor sectors shone brightly, led by Top Alliance Biosciences surging over 4%, WuXi AppTec gaining more than 3%, Bilibili climbing 2%, and Innosilicon advancing over 1%.
Conversely, the construction, banking, and hardware equipment sectors exhibited relatively weaker performances. China Metallurgical Group and China Merchants Bank both declined by more than 1%, and Xiaomi Group slipped 0.42%.
