Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index rose 15.07 points, or 0.06%, to 24127.85 on the 19th. Transactions on the main board throughout the day amounted to HK $114.962 billion.
The state-owned enterprise index fell 7.31 points, or 0.09%, to 8441.69. The Hang Seng technology index fell 55.63 points, or 0.98%, to close at 5642.91.
In terms of blue chips, Tencent holdings rose 0.66% to close at HK $455.8; Hong Kong Stock Exchange rose 0.84% to HK $456.4; China Mobile fell 0.59% to HK $50.3; HSBC Holdings rose 0.27% to HK $54.7.
In terms of local stocks in Hong Kong, Changshi group rose 1.43% to HK $53.05; Sun Hung Kai Properties rose 0.16% to HK $94.7; Henderson properties rose 0.15% to HK $33.7.
In terms of Chinese financial stocks, Bank Of China Limited(601988) rose 1.01% to close at HK $3; China Construction Bank Corporation(601939) fell 0.17% to HK $5.86; Industrial And Commercial Bank Of China Limited(601398) no rise or fall, closing at HK $4.67; Ping An Insurance (Group) Company Of China Ltd(601318) rose 0.9% to HK $61.4; China Life Insurance Company Limited(601628) rose 1.18% to HK $13.68.
In terms of petroleum and petrochemical stocks, Petrochina Company Limited(601857) Chemical shares rose 0.97% to close at HK $4.16; Petrochina Company Limited(601857) shares rose 1.26% to HK $4.02; CNOOC rose 0.86% to HK $9.43.