Hong Kong stocks tick down in thin trade as property, financials drag

HONG KONG, Oct 5 (Reuters) – Hong Kong stocks edged lower in light trading on Monday, as selling pressure on property developers and financial heavyweights outweighed modest gains in tech shares. ** Hong Kong benchmark Hang Seng was down 0.08% by midday, while the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index was flat.

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** Shares in rate-sensitive sectors continued to decline.

** Real estate firms dropped 0.9% while a finance subindex tracking big banks and insurance firms lost 0.7%.

** Hang Seng Tech meanwhile went up 0.3%.

** Semiconductor and PCB shares led the gain. Kingboard Laminates surged 9% while Hua Hong Grace Semiconductor jumped 4%.

** China’s onshore financial markets are closed from October 1 until October 7 for the National Day holidays. Trading will resume on October 8.

** The travel and retail sales data during the week-long holiday could provide an early signal on consumer demand heading into the fourth quarter.

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** Citi analysts said the Golden Week activity looks “underwhelming” based on early data.

** Retail and tourism spend likely softened per traveller despite steady footfall, they said in a note.

** Shares of Budweiser Brewing Company APAC slipped 2.1% to HK$5.555 in early trade, the lowest since their debut in September 2019.

** The brewer says it expects to record a $52 million non-underlying withholding tax charge resulting from an internal restructuring involving some of its Chinese mainland subsidiaries to enhance capital efficiency.

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(Reporting by Summer Zhen; Editing by Jochelle Mendonca)

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This story was originally published October 5, 2026 at 12:57 AM.