The Zhitong Finance App learned that on November 4, the Hang Seng Index opened 0.32% lower to 23,451.79 points; the Hang Seng Technology Index fell 0.50% to 3,848.21 points; the State-owned Enterprises Index fell 0.35% to 7,915.14 points; and the Hang Seng Red Chip Index fell 0.21% to 3,953.09 points.
Healthcare stocks rose. The Hang Seng Healthcare Index rose 0.85%, the biggest increase among the 12 Hang Seng Indices; the Hang Seng Raw Materials Index rose 0.14%, the Hang Seng Industrial Index rose 0.07%, and the Hang Seng IT Index rose 0.01%. The top three constituent stocks of the Hang Seng Index rose 2.18%, BeiGene (06160) rose 2.09%, and Hanson Pharmaceuticals (03692) rose 1.75%; the top three constituent stocks of the Hang Seng Technology Index rose 1.68%, Zero Sports Auto (09863) rose 0.85%, and Baidu Group-SW (09888) rose 0.80%.
Non-essential consumer stocks declined. The Hang Seng Non-essential Consumer Index fell 0.65%, the biggest drop among the 12 Hang Seng Industry Indices; the Hang Seng Composite Enterprise Index fell 0.42%, the Hang Seng Utilities Index fell 0.36%, and the Hang Seng Financial Industry Index fell 0.34%. Among the constituent stocks of the Hang Seng Index, Sinopharm Holdings (01099) fell 3.05% and Ctrip Group-S (09961) fell 2.29%; among Hang Seng Technology Index constituent stocks, Ctrip Group-S (09961) fell 2.29%. Of the 95 constituent stocks of the Hang Seng Index, 19 rose, 59 fell, and 17 were flat; of the 30 constituent stocks of the Hang Seng Technology Index, 9 rose, 18 fell, and 3 were flat.
Overnight, the three major US stock indices had mixed ups and downs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.38% to 51,786.72 points; the Nasdaq Composite Index rose 0.83% to 25,372.01 points; the S&P 500 rose 0.36% to 7,568.92 points; and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index rose 2.64%. Light crude oil futures for December delivery closed at $96.09 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, and London Brent crude oil futures for January delivery closed at $103.60 per barrel; international gold prices declined. On the previous trading day for Hong Kong stocks (November 3), the Hang Seng Index closed at 23,525.97 points, while the Hang Seng Technology Index closed at 3,867.73 points.