The Hang Seng Index advanced 0.4 per cent to 26,001.13 as of 9.50am local time. The Hang Seng Tech Index fell 0.1 per cent. On the mainland, the CSI 300 Index fell 0.4 per cent and the Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.1 per cent.
Leading the gainers, online travel-booking agency Trip.com Group rose 1.5 per cent to HK$551.50 and e-commerce firm JD.com added 0.9 per cent to HK$128.80. Smartphone and car maker Xiaomi rose 2.5 per cent to HK$44.28, and sportswear producer Li Ning gained 1.1 per cent to HK$17.06. Oil and gas company PetroChina surged 2.9 per cent to HK$8.25 and peer CNOOC advanced 2.7 per cent to HK$20.32.
Among losers, jeweller Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group slumped 6.6 per cent to HK$14.21 and gold producer Zijin Mining lost 2.5 per cent to HK$31.42. Chinese home-grown chipmaker Semiconductor Manufacturing International slipped 1.6 per cent to HK$74.
Two stocks debuted. Mininglamp Technology Group jumped 111 per cent to HK$297 in Hong Kong, while Dynamiker Biotechnology Tianjin soared 472 per cent to 97.80 yuan in Beijing.
