Hong Kong stocks extended gains on Thursday. The Hang Seng Index (HSI) and the Hang Seng Technology Index (HSTECH) rose over 1%.
In terms of star stocks, Auntea Jenny soared 54% on its first day of trading; Yunfeng Fin up 18%; Li Auto rose 7%; Mobvista up 5%; Meituan, Tencent and Xiaomi up 2%; Alibaba, Nio and JD up 1%; while Baidu fell 2% on Apple comments that AI was proving threat to search.