Chinese brokerage stocks experienced a broad rally in early trading. At the time of writing, GF SEC (01776) was up 6.14%, trading at HK$17.30. CITIC SEC (06030) rose 6.08% to HK$27.22. China Merchants Securities (06099) gained 4.88%, reaching HK$15.89. Orient Securities (03958) increased by 4.55%, quoted at HK$6.20.