At the midday break, the Hang Seng Index recorded a modest gain of 0.18%, while the Hang Seng Tech Index also advanced slightly by 0.03%. Leading the gains were stocks in the papermaking sector and those related to Apple, with Nine Dragons Paper surging 11%, Chenming Paper climbing over 9%, and BYD Electronics increasing by more than 6%. Conversely, the biopharmaceutical and online education sectors underperformed, with Junshi Biosciences declining over 9% and East Buy dropping nearly 8%. Southbound funds executed a net buy of HK$6.013 billion by midday.
