Gold stocks experienced a collective rebound in early trading, with ZHAOJIN MINING (01818) climbing 4.91% to HKD 32.02; ZIJIN MINING (02899) increasing 3.33% to HKD 33.56; SHANDONG GOLD (01787) rising 2.35% to HKD 36.56; LINGBAO GOLD (03330) up 2.18% to HKD 19.22; and CHIFENG GOLD (06693) gaining 1.81% to HKD 30.30.