8th September 2026 – (Hong Kong) The Hang Seng Index started the session on the back foot, slipping 161 points or 0.63 per cent to 25,252. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index fell 60 points or 0.72 per cent to 8,368, while the Hang Seng Tech Index eased 25 points or 0.55 per cent to 4,502.
Large technology counters were softer at the open, with Tencent Holdings down 0.3 per cent, Alibaba Group Holding off 0.5 per cent, Meituan lower by 0.8 per cent, Xiaomi Corporation decreasing 0.8 per cent, JD.com retreating 0.8 per cent and Kuaishou Technology edging down 0.1 per cent. Financials mostly traded weaker, as HSBC Holdings slipped 0.9 per cent, AIA Group was unchanged, Ping An Insurance declined 0.8 per cent and Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing fell 0.7 per cent.
