Hong Kong stocks closed marginally higher after an early surge faded. The Hang
Seng Index closed up 0.18% at 25,087.75 and the Hang Seng Tech Index closed up
0.34% at 4,438.21; turnover was HKD 249.21 billion versus HKD 202.73 billion in
the prior session. Hang Seng Tech briefly rallied nearly 2% in early trade
before pulling back. Large internet names led gains, memory-chip names saw
pockets of strength, AI application names were mixed, mainland property names
slid and gold miners weakened. Key movers: Tencent Holdings (00700.HK) +5.02%,
Alibaba Group Holding (09988.HK) +1.95%, Montage Technology (06809.HK) +8.10%,
01815.HK -6.41%, SUNAC CHINA (01918.HK) -8.70%.