Unusual movement in Hong Kong stocks | Airline stocks rise in the afternoon, Mid-Autumn and National Day holidays expected to boost civil aviation demand. Institutions predict the industry will turn losses around for the whole year.

According to the Securities Times app, airline stocks rose in the afternoon. As of the time of publication, Air China (00753.HK) rose 4.82% to 5.44 Hong Kong dollars; China Eastern Airlines (00670.HK) rose 3.74% to 3.05 Hong Kong dollars; and China Southern Airlines (01055.HK) rose 2.65% to 3.88 Hong Kong dollars.