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HSI Opens Up 143 pts; BABA-W Gains 2%+; XL2CSOPHYNIX and XL2CSOPSMSN Both Open Down 15%
2026-07-16 09:40:28
US PPI growth for last month slowed YoY, prompting the market to lower expectations for further Fed rate hikes. The three major US stock indices closed up 0.3-0.6%. Large-cap tech stocks fared well, although most chip stocks declined. The HSI opened at 24,825, up 143 pts or 0.58%; the HSTECH opened at 4,747, up 7 pts or 0.15%; and the HSCEI opened at 8,234, up 50 pts or 0.61%.

Among major techs, BABA-W (09988.HK) extended the strength of Alibaba Group Holding Limited (BABA.US) overnight in the US market, opening 2.47% higher after reports that Alibaba's Qwen AI will be integrated into Apple Intelligence. MEITUAN-W (03690.HK), XIAOMI-W (01810.HK), BIDU-SW (09888.HK) and KUAISHOU-W (01024.HK) rose more than 1%, while NTES (09999.HK) and TENCENT (00700.HK) gained 0.8%.

South Korea's KOSPI plunged nearly 8% this morning, while SK Hynix slumped more than 10%. In Hong Kong, XL2CSOPHYNIX (07709.HK) and XL2CSOPSMSN (07747.HK) both opened down 15%.
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