HSI Grows 147 Pts

At close, $Hang Seng Index(800000.HK)$ picked up 147 pts or 0.8% to 19,075; $Hang Seng China Enterprises Index(800100.HK)$ gained 50 pts or 0.8% to 6,415; and $Hang Seng TECH Index(800700.HK)$ lifted 40 pts or 1% to 4,104. The full-day turnover aggregated $76.623 billion.

$SENSETIME-W(00020.HK)$ added 1.8% to $1.72. Prior to market open, SENSETIME registered a bulk trade during Closing Auction Session (CAS) pre-market, at transaction prices of $1.487-1.538 per share, on volume of 1.2092 billion shares and turnover of over $1.8 billion. $KUAISHOU-W(01024.HK)$ surged 4.8% after Morgan Stanley expected the company's 2Q results to beat.

As to other techs, $BABA-SW(09988.HK)$ and $XIAOMI-W(01810.HK)$ mounted 2%. $MEITUAN-W(03690.HK)$ and $JD-SW(09618.HK)$ rose 1.2% and 1.6%. $TENCENT(00700.HK)$ inched up 0.1% to $333. $BIDU-SW(09888.HK)$ plateaued at $140.6.

Financials advanced. $HSBC HOLDINGS(00005.HK)$ hiked 0.8% to $64.3, once touching $64.4 to hit an almost-four-year high. $HKEX(00388.HK)$ and $AIA(01299.HK)$ climbed 0.8% and 1.6%. $HANG SENG BANK(00011.HK)$ was hyped up by 4.1%, being the top gainer among blue chips, after announcing it is going to consider the second interim dividend on 1 August.