Hong Kong semiconductor stocks continued to strengthen. Huahong Semiconductor (01347.HK) rose by more than 8.5%, Xinzhi Holdings (02166.HK) rose by nearly 5%, China Electronics Huada Technology (00085.HK), SMIC (00981.HK) rose more than 3%, and Shanghai Fudan (01385.HK), Solomon Systech (02878.HK), and Hongguang Semiconductor (06908.HK) all rose 2%.

Hong Kong power equipment stocks rose strongly, with Goldwind Technology (02208.HK) rising by more than 9.5%, Shanghai Electric (02727.HK) rising by more than 3.5%, Xinyi Solar (00968.HK), Flat Glass (06865.HK) and GCL Technology (03800.HK) rose more than 3%, while Harbin Electric (01133.HK) and Dongfang Electric (01072.HK) rose more than 2%.

Hong Kong stock Biren Technology (06082.HK) rose rapidly on its first day of listing and is now up more than 114%, with a total market value approaching HK$100 billion.

At the opening of Hong Kong stocks, the Hang Seng Index opened up 0.34%, and the Stock Exchange Index opened up 0.58%; Biren Technology (06082.HK) opened up 82%, and Ctrip Group (09961.HK) and NetEase (09999.HK) both rose by more than 2.5%.

U.S. natural gas futures fell 3.00% during the day and are currently at $3.575/million British thermal units.

Bank of Korea Governor Lee Chang-yong: The Bank of Korea will review the forward guidance policy on the future interest rate path. The high USD/KRW exchange rate of 1,400 points seems to be far away from the fundamentals of the Korean economy.