Mid-day Review: Hong Kong Stocks Rise 0.19% Technology Index Rises 0.1% Interior Housing Stocks Strong AI Concept Stocks Continue to Surge New Consumer Concepts Fall Back
August 19, 2025, news, Hong Kong stocks rose across the board. As of the mid-day close, the Hang Seng Index rose 0.19%, to 25224.97 points, the Technology Index rose 0.10%, and the Enterprise Index rose 0.13%. On the trading floor, tech stocks fluctuated, with Xiaohongshu up over 2%, Lenovo down nearly 1%; gaming and entertainment stocks led the way, with Wynn Macau up over 3%; interior housing stocks were strong, with Fuxin China up over 5%; AI concept stocks continued to surge, with Fenbi up over 18%, and Zhihu up over 17%; internet healthcare stocks rose partially, with Ping'an Good Doctor up over 3%; new consumer concepts fell back, with Bole down over 8%.
Gaming and entertainment stocks led the way, with Wynn Macau up over 3%. In recent days, multiple institutions have released research reports highlighting the positive outlook for the gaming industry. Morgan Stanley notes that it looks forward to the improvement in operating leverage and competition dynamics, and predicts that Macau's casino revenue will continue to rise from 2025 to 2027. Moody's also states that since its last upgrade of the forecast for the Macau casino industry, three months have passed, and it has upgraded its forecast again.
Interior housing stocks were strong, with Fuxin China up over 5%. Premier Li Qiang of the State Council held a meeting on August 18 to discuss measures to consolidate the real estate market and stabilize its development. Li emphasized that the government will take decisive measures to solidify the real estate market and promote the development of cities and villages.
AI concept stocks continued to surge, with Fenbi up over 18%, and Zhihu up over 17%. Securities Company believes that the artificial intelligence industry is entering a historical period of development. The AI industry is transitioning from conceptual hype to practical development, driven by policy, technology, and capital.
Internet healthcare stocks rose partially, with Ping'an Good Doctor up over 3%. In recent days, the internet healthcare industry has received multiple positive signals, including policy support, technological innovation, market performance, and corporate cooperation. On July 2025, the National Medical Products Administration released the "Optimization of Full-Life Cycle Supervision to Support High-End Medical Device Innovation Development" measure, focusing on supporting the development of innovative medical devices such as AI image diagnosis, surgical robots, and brain-machine interfaces.
New consumer concepts fell back, with Bole down over 8%. CITIC Securities believes that new consumer is essentially an industry structure-based benefit during the economic transformation stage, reflected in the food and beverage industry's essence of channel fragmentation, product innovation, and new market exploration. We believe that this structural benefit will still continue for a certain period; after adjustment, the current market has revised its profit expectations for high-growth stocks represented by new consumer concepts, which have entered the performance period.
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