Chinese brokerage stocks experienced a collective surge in trading just before the midday break.

As of the latest update, CICC (HKEX: 03908) saw its shares rise by 4.55%, trading at HK$22.08.

GF SEC (HKEX: 01776) advanced by 3.54%, with its share price reaching HK$17.26.

Shenwan Hongyuan (HKEX: 06806) also climbed, gaining 3.19% to trade at HK$2.59.