The Hang Seng Index commenced trading with a 0.46% increase, while the Hang Seng Tech Index soared by 0.89%. The technology and retail sectors notably outperformed, with Guoquan Food surging nearly 15%, Baidu climbing over 4%, and both Alibaba and JD.com advancing more than 1%. Conversely, the semiconductor and petrochemical sectors underperformed, with SF Clean Energy declining more than 4%.