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<H Shrs>HSI Closes Up 138 Pts in Half-day Session as CMOC/ LAOPU GOLD Swell 6% After Joining Blue Chips; HSI Gains 32% in Total in Yr of Snake
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Hong Kong stocks prospered in a half-day session today (16th). The HSI closed up 138 points or 0.5% at 26,705. The HSCEI ticked up 37 points or 0.4% to close at 9,070. The HSTECH added 7 points or 0.1% to close at 5,367. Total half-day turnover of the market amounted to $84.997 billion.

Looking back at the Year of the Snake, the HSI gained 6,480 points or 32% in total, delivering its strongest performance ever during a Year of the Snake. Reflecting on the past four Years of the Snake, the HSI had declined each time.

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In the HSI quarterly review, CATL (03750.HK), CMOC (03993.HK) and LAOPU GOLD (06181.HK) were added to the HSI family, while ZHONGSHENG HLDG (00881.HK) was removed. CATL elevated 2.7%, while CMOC and LAOPU GOLD swelled 6.4% and 6.6%.

ZHONGSHENG HLDG ebbed 0.2%. BEKE-W (02423.HK) and HORIZONROBOT-W (09660.HK), which were added to the HSCEI, shed 2.1% and climbed 0.9% each at close. CHINA RES BEER (00291.HK) and MENGNIU DAIRY (02319.HK), which were removed from the HSCEI but retained their HSI constituent status, lost 0.6% and inched up 0.5%.

SANDS CHINA LTD (01928.HK) mounted 2.7% after its 2025 adjusted property EBITDA declined by 0.7%. ANTA SPORTS (02020.HK) received written shareholder approval for its acquisition of approx. 29% of PUMA's equity, denting its share price by 0.2%.

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