恆生科技指數午後漲幅擴大至5%，恆指漲3.10%，科技股、芯片股持續走強，智譜(02513.HK)漲超14%，阿里巴巴(09988.HK)漲超12%，聯想集團(00992.HK)漲超8%，快手(01024.HK)、商湯(00020.HK)漲超7%，小米集團(01810.HK)漲超8%。

Reserve Bank of Australia assistant governor Hunter said the bank's board will act if necessary to ensure inflation returns to target.

Hong Kong stocks closed lower. The Hang Seng Index fell 0.51% to 23,496.89; the Hang Seng Tech Index declined 0.75% to 4,507.04. Turnover was HKD 319.7bn. Markets opened weak, saw a brief morning bounce and slid in the afternoon. Sector moves: innovative drugs and memory/storage names fell, banks outperformed, tech showed selective strength. Notable movers: Longpan Technology (02465.HK) +8.0%, Nobikan (02635.HK) +7.7%, Zhipu (02513.HK) +5.2%, Meituan (03690.HK) +4.5%, Tencent (00700.HK) +2.0%; Kuaishou (01024.HK) - >12%, GigaDevice (03986.HK) - >12%, Montage Technology (06809.HK) - >10%, Yangtze Optical Fibre & Cable (06869.HK) -7.7%, Kingboard Laminates (01888.HK) and Kingboard Holdings (00148.HK) - >5%.