Hong Kong stocks slip ahead of holiday; miners track metals higher

Oct 6, 2025, 15:46 GMT+7
Reuters - Hong Kong stocks slipped on Monday with some investors locking in gains from the market's recent rally while others preferred to stay on the sidelines ahead of the one-day local Mid-Autumn Festival holiday on Tuesday.
** At the close, the Hong Kong benchmark Hang Seng Indexwas down 0.67%, the second session of decline.
** Shares of the Hang Seng Automobile Indexled the decline, slipping 1.13%, with Li Autoalling 3.3%, Xpengeasing 1.8%, and Leapmotordeclining 0.6%.
** Shares of key tech playersfell 1.1%.
** Hong Kong-listed gold miners rose after the precious metal climbed to a record high with Shandong Gold Mining'sHong Kong shares up as much as 7.2% to HK$40.4, their highest level since their debut in September 2018. They ended the day 5.3% higher.
** Stock of Zijin Gold, which debuted on September 30 in Hong Kong, soared as much as 9.5% to a fresh high of HK$148.9 and ended 8.2% higher; Zhaojin Miningrose 3.8% and Zijin Miningclimbed 2.5%.
** Gold surged past the $3,900-an-ounce level, driven by safe-haven demand following a fall in the yen and a U.S. government shutdown, among others.
** Copper prices rose on Monday to the highest level in more than 16 months, due to concerns about supply from top producer Chile and major supplier Indonesia, sending MMGand Jiangxi Copperup 0.3% and 1.2% respectively.
** Mainland China markets are closed from October 1 to 8 for the Golden Week holiday.
** The benchmark Hang Seng Indexhit 27,381.84 points on October 2, its highest since July 2021. It ended last week up 3.9%, its biggest weekly gain since early March.

Sumber : Reuters