STOCKS | Hong Kong Stocks Close Higher with Tech Sector Leading Gains

Hong Kong stocks experienced a mixed trading session on April 15, 2026, with the market opening higher but experiencing fluctuations throughout the day. According to Jin10, the Hang Seng Index closed up 0.29% at 25,947.32 points, while the Hang Seng Tech Index rose 1.23% to 4,911.79 points. The total market turnover for the day was 245.588 billion Hong Kong dollars. In terms of sector performance, the innovative drug sector showed strong gains, and the JD.com concept stocks also moved higher. Conversely, the shale gas sector and Foxconn concept stocks declined. Among individual stocks, Xuanzhu Biopharmaceuticals-B (02575.HK) surged 10.5%, Rongchang Biopharmaceuticals (09995.HK) rose over 9%, and 3SBio (01530.HK) increased by more than 8%. Laopu Gold (06181.HK) gained 6.8%, JD.com (09618.HK) climbed 4.6%, while Alibaba (09988.HK), JD Health (06618.HK), Trip.com Group-S (09961.HK), and Baidu (09888.HK) all rose by over 3%. On the downside, Zhihu (02513.HK) and Xunlei (03317.HK) both fell by 8.5%, New Oriental Education & Technology Group (09901.HK) dropped nearly 6%, and Tianqi Lithium (09696.HK) and Ganfeng Lithium (01772.HK) both declined by 5%. Li Ning (02331.HK) decreased by 4.6%.