The Hang Seng Index advanced 0.5 per cent to 24,706.34 at 11.20am local time, the highest level since March 19. The Hang Seng Tech Index jumped 1.2 per cent. On the mainland, the Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.1 per cent and the CSI 300 Index was down 0.2 per cent.
Online travel booking agency Trip.com rose 3 per cent to HK$505, while search-engine leader Baidu surged 2.6 per cent to HK$89.95. E-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding added 2.1 per cent to HK$115.90 and food-delivery service provider Meituan gained 0.6 per cent to HK$127.
The laggards included car dealer Zhongsheng Group Holdings, which dropped 2 per cent to HK$11.74. Chinese property developer China Overseas Land & Investment lost 0.9 per cent to HK$13.50 and peer Longfor Group slipped 0.8 per cent to HK$10.10.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was the guest of honour at the International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing on Wednesday. This was Huang’s third visit to China this year.
