The Zhitong Finance App learned that on October 23, the Hang Seng Index rose 0.41% to 23,027.98 points; the Hang Seng Technology Index rose 0.51% to 3,813.43 points; the State-owned Enterprises Index rose 0.72% to 7,744.56 points; and the Hang Seng Red Chip Index rose 0.46% to 3,852.66 points.
Consumer stocks rose, the Hang Seng Essential Consumption Index rose 0.98%, and the Hang Seng Non-essential Consumption Index rose 0.93%, the top two of the 12 Hang Seng Industry Indices. The top three constituent stocks of the Hang Seng Index rose 3.46%, Sinopharm Holdings (01099) rose 3.25%, and JD Health (06618) rose 2.69%; the top three for Hang Seng Tech Index constituent stocks were Tencent Music-SW (01698), which rose 3.98%, Ideal Automobile-W (02015), and JD Health (06618), which rose 2.69%.
Gold and non-ferrous metals stocks opened low. The Hang Seng Raw Materials Index fell 2.70%, the biggest drop among the 12 Hang Seng Industry Indices; Zijin Mining (02899) opened, falling 3.78%, making it the component stock with the biggest decline in the Hang Seng Index. Lithium battery stocks continued their weakness from the previous trading day. The Ningde Era (03750) fell 3.66%, making it the second-largest component of the Hang Seng Index's decline.
Semiconductor and hardware stocks declined, and artificial intelligence concept stocks continued to weaken. The Hang Seng Industrial Index fell 0.51%, and the Hang Seng IT Index fell 0.21%. Most of the big tech network stocks rebounded. Petroleum stocks were active, and the Hang Seng Energy Index rose 0.65%.
Overnight, the three major US stock indices had mixed ups and downs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.02% to 52,867.98 points, the S&P 500 index fell 1.21% to 7,663.43 points, the Nasdaq Composite Index fell 2.6% to 26,008.86 points, and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index fell nearly 7%. Overnight, international gold prices fell and international oil prices rose.