Ahead of the US market open, popular Chinese stocks witnessed a general uptrend, led by 36Kr with an impressive gain of over 5%. iQIYI and SOHU followed closely, each surging more than 3%, while Weibo advanced over 2%. Alibaba, Bilibili, Tencent Music, NIO, and XPeng Motors all recorded gains exceeding 1%. Pinduoduo edged up 0.85%, Baidu rose 0.76%, and JD.com closed the pre-market session with a 0.65% increase.
