The U.S. rejection of Iran's proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, coupled with persistently high market expectations for Fed rate hikes, led gold mining stocks to open lower this morning. Zijin (02899) fell 1.11% to HK$32.14, Zhaojin Mining (01818) dropped 1.96% to HK$17.98, Lingbao Gold (03330) declined 2.83% to HK$20.6, China Gold International (02099) fell 2.16% to HK$217.8, and Shandong Gold (01787) plunged 3.5% to HK$19.3; oil stocks opened slightly higher, with CNOOC (00883) up 0.94% at HK$23.62, and PetroChina (00857) up 0.9% at HK$9.495.
The yield on U.S. 30-year Treasury bonds briefly surpassed 5.5% last Friday, leaving the market without a reference benchmark. Tech and internet stocks showed mixed performance: Alibaba (09988) fell 0.55% to HK$107.8, Tencent (00700) rose 1.1% to HK$441.4, Baidu (09888) gained 0.76% to HK$85.95, Meituan (03690) was flat at HK$71.65, and Kuaishou (01024) rose 0.6% to HK$30.2.
NetEase (09999) rose 1.71% to HK$184; J&T Express (01519) gained 1.43% to HK$8.85; CMOC (03993) fell 1.33% to HK$14.82; Techtronic Industries (00669) dropped 1.18% to HK$125.5. (ey)