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The new consumer sectors of Hong Kong stocks were mixed, with Shanghai Auntie (02589.HK) rising by more than 10%, Tea Baidao (02555.HK), Guoquan (02517.HK), Mixue Group (02097.HK) and other stocks followed suit; Hong Kong stocks such as Brooke (00325.HK), Gu Ming (01364.HK), Bubble Mart (09992.HK) and other stocks weakened.

Australia's first quarter export price index annual rate was -1.9%, the previous value was -0.3%.

Australia's import price index in the first quarter had an annual rate of -0.3%, compared with the previous value of 3%.

Australia's private sector loan annual rate in March was 8.1%, compared with the previous value of 7.80%.

Japan's 5-year government bond yield rose 4.5 basis points to 1.900%.

The monthly rate of private sector loans in Australia in March was 0.7%, expected to be 0.60%, and the previous value was 0.60%.

Australia's export price index in the first quarter was 0.5%, expected to be 1.8%, and the previous value was 3.20%.

Australia's import price index in the first quarter was 0.1% quarterly, expected to be -0.6%, and the previous value was 0.90%.

HSI opened on April 30 (Thursday), down 103.52 points, or 0.4%, to 26008.32 points;Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Technology Index opened on April 30 (Thursday), down 33.3 points, or 0.68%, to 4876.72 points; The state-owned enterprise index opened down 47.7 points, or 0.54%, to 8757.9 points on April 30 (Thursday); The red chip index opened down 31.98 points, or 0.72%, to 4409.33 points on April 30 (Thursday).

NI225 fell by 1.00% within the day.

Samsung Electronics: Despite ongoing conflicts in the Middle East, chip demand will remain strong in the second quarter and oil prices rise.

Samsung Electronics’ semiconductor unit beat expectations with a 48-fold profit jump, driven by strong margins from AI-related memory demand. Heavy spending by hyperscalers such as Meta Platforms and Alphabet is supporting high-bandwidth memory growth, with analysts pointing to sustained pricing strength amid tight supply. Counterpoint Research expects DRAM contract prices to rise 60% quarter-on-quarter in Q2 after a 42% increase in March. Samsung is considering multiyear contracts to stabilise supply, while analysts debate risks from potential disruptions and their impact on customer confidence.

Sources: The US Pentagon's estimate of US$25 billion for the Iran war is low and does not include the cost of repairing the severe damage to US military bases in the region.

According to CBS: On Wednesday morning local time, a United Airlines flight from San Francisco to San Diego had a close encounter with a drone as it approached landing.

Australia's S&P/ASX200 index opened down 39.50 points, or 0.45%, on Thursday, April 30, to 8647.50 points.

NI225 opened down 356.89 points on April 30 (Thursday), or 0.60%, to 59560.57 points.

Japan’s retail sales in March were 14.306 trillion yen, compared with the previous value of 12.155 trillion yen.

Japan's inventory monthly rate in March was -1.5%, compared with the previous value of 0.3%.

Japan's initial annual industrial output rate in March was 2.3%, expected to be 2.2%, and the previous value was 0.40%.

Samsung Electronics: VERA RUBIN platform for NVIDIA, taking the lead in launching the industry's large-scale production and sales of HBM4.