{"id":39562,"date":"2024-10-14T10:20:13","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T04:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/?p=39562"},"modified":"2024-10-14T10:20:13","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T04:50:13","slug":"hong-kong-markets-open-lower-hang-seng-down-0-41-tech-sector-under-pressure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/east-asia\/china\/hong-kong-markets-open-lower-hang-seng-down-0-41-tech-sector-under-pressure\/39562\/","title":{"rendered":"Hong Kong markets open lower: Hang Seng down 0.41%, tech sector under pressure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Hong Kong stock market opened on a weaker note today, with major indices trading in the red as of 10:10 AM. The <strong>Hang Seng Index<\/strong> slipped <strong>0.41%<\/strong> to <strong>21,164.93 HKD<\/strong>, reflecting broad-based selling across sectors.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Hang Seng Tech Index<\/strong> witnessed a sharper decline, dropping <strong>1.64%<\/strong> to <strong>4,658.30 HKD<\/strong>, indicating pressure on the technology sector. Meanwhile, the <strong>Hang Seng China Enterprises Index<\/strong> also edged lower by <strong>0.18%<\/strong>, trading at <strong>7,607.32 HKD<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The early losses point to continued market volatility, with technology stocks bearing the brunt of the sell-off. Investors remain cautious amid global economic uncertainties and sector-specific challenges.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Disclaimer:<\/strong> The information provided is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as investment advice. Please consult your financial advisor before making any investment decisions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Hong Kong stock market opened on a weaker note today, with major indices trading in the red as of\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":416,"featured_media":33225,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39562","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-china"],"reading_time":"1 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/416"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39562"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39562\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39563,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39562\/revisions\/39563"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33225"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}