2nd November 2026 – (Hong Kong) Hong Kong equities began the month on a firmer note as the Hang Seng Index opened 7 points higher at 23,301, with turnover of about HK$2.76 billion and the Hang Seng Tech Index up 0.6 per cent at 3,775. Early moves showed Tencent and NetEase rising around 1 per cent, while CNOOC dropped 3 per cent following results and HSBC and Lenovo eased about 1 per cent. By 9.31am, the benchmark was up roughly 110 points near 23,400 as strength built across Macau gaming stocks, with Galaxy Entertainment and Sands China up over 3 per cent, Wynn Macau more than 2 per cent, MGM China close to 4 per cent and SJM Holdings above 1 per cent, while Melco International gained over 3 per cent.
Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable advanced more than 4 per cent after quarterly numbers, briefly touching HK$102.80 in early dealings at about 9.33am. Market attention also turned to fixed‑income infrastructure after Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing’s clearing houses said from Monday they would accept mainland government bonds as eligible collateral, which the Securities and Futures Commission said would support the internationalisation of the renminbi.
