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Stocks in Hong Kong climbed during early trading Monday, as the Hang Seng Index increased 1.3% to 25441.27.

Among local companies with a market cap of at least 40 billion Hong Kong dollars ($5.10 billion), SenseTime Group is the biggest leader this morning, jumping 11%, and Kingboard Laminates jumped 6.5%. Zijin Gold International rounds out the top three movers, as shares jumped 6.3%.

Akeso is the biggest early laggard, tumbling 5.7%, followed by shares of Z.AI, which fell 3.2%. Shares of 3SBio fell 3.0%.

The U.S. dollar held steady against the Hong Kong dollar at HK$7.85.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet