Hong Kong Stock Market Closing: The market closed for the afternoon session, with the Hang Seng Index closing up 0.13%. Semiconductor stocks were active, while the three major airline stocks were weak.

Due to Christmas Eve and Christmas, the Hong Kong stock market will be closed in the afternoon. Influenced by the holiday, the three major indexes of the Hong Kong stock market performed flat in the morning, still showing narrow fluctuations. The Hang Seng Index rose sharply to 0.45% during the trading day, closing up 0.13% in the end, while the state-owned enterprise index fell slightly by 0.03% and the Hang Seng Technology Index rose by 0.14%. On the market, heavyweight technology stocks remained stable, with Alibaba, Meituan, Xiaomi, JD.com, and Baidu all falling by less than 1%; semiconductor chip stocks were active, with reports of price rises in some production capacity, increasing by about 10%, with SMIC briefly surging over 5%; Goldman Sachs expects uranium prices to have a 20% upside potential, nuclear power stocks collectively rose, with CGN Mining leading the gains; steel stocks, aluminum stocks, and defense stocks mostly showed an upward trend. On the other hand, it was reported that nearly 2,200 flights between China and Japan in January next year were canceled, leading to a simultaneous decline in the three major airline stocks. China Southern Airlines recorded a four-day decline, while entertainment stocks, coal stocks, Apple concept stocks, and biotechnology stocks were weak. Note: Due to Christmas Eve and Christmas, the Hong Kong stock market will be closed in the afternoon today, Thursday, and Friday, totaling 2.5 trading days off.