Tech shares drive Hong Kong stocks higher; China stocks flat
SHANGHAI, August 16 (Reuters) -Tech shares drove Hong Kong stocks higher on Friday, after earnings release by e-commerce giants helped lift sentiment, while China stocks were roughly flat.
** China's e-commerce giant JD.COM 9618.HK beat profit forecasts in the second quarter, while Alibaba Group Holding 9988.HK missed market expectations for first-quarter revenue.
** The Hang Seng Tech Index .HSTECH added 2.1%, with JD and Alibaba shares up by 8.9% and 4.1%, respectively.
** China's blue-chip CSI300 Index .CSI300 was flat by the lunch break, while the Shanghai Composite Index .SSEC edged up 0.1%. Hong Kong benchmark Hang Seng Index .HSI was up 1.7%.
** Share prices of Chinese antimony producers jumped by up to 10% following Beijing's decision to limit exports of strategic mineral of which it is the dominant supplier.
** China will stick to a supportive monetary policy and maintain policy stability, its central bank governor Pan Gongsheng said in an interview with state news agency Xinhua on Thursday.
** China's financial sector sub-index .CSI300FS rose by 0.38%, while the consumer staples sector .CSI000912 and the real estate index .CSI000952 were down 0.31% and 0.45%, respectively.
** The smaller Shenzhen index .SZSC was down 0.09%, the start-up board ChiNext Composite index .CNT was unchanged and Shanghai's tech-focused STAR50 index .STAR50 was down 0.33%.
** Chinese H-shares listed in Hong Kong .HSCE rose 1.91% to 6,150.41.
** Around the region, MSCI's Asia ex-Japan stock index .MIAPJ0000PUS was firmer by 1.36% while Japan's Nikkei index .N225 was up 3.21%.
** The yuan CNY=CFXS was quoted at 7.1728 per U.S. dollar, 0.04% firmer than the previous close of 7.1754.
Reporting by Shanghai Newsroom; Editing by Mrigank Dhaniwala
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