Hong Kong stocks closed with the Hang Seng Index down 0.7% and the Tech Index up 0.01%. Semiconductor stocks performed strongly, with GigaDevice (03986.HK) up 21.8%, Montage Technology (06809.HK) up over 19%, SMIC (00981.HK) up over 10%, and Hua Hong Grace (01347.HK) up over 8%.