ChinaAMC Hang Seng TECH ETF (03088.HK) Slips 0.19% as Hong Kong Stocks Pare Opening Losses

NewTimeSpace News: As of 10:38 on November 6, ChinaAMC Hang Seng TECH ETF (03088.HK) fell 0.19% to a latest price of HK$5.290. The ETF has so far traded 283,800 units today, with turnover of HK$1.4845 million and an average price of HK$5.231; its turnover rate is 0.175%. It has gained 10.30% week to date. The net asset value per unit is HK$5.2969, and assets under management stand at HK$858 million. (Note: NAV and AUM are as of November 5; the week-to-date change is based on the October 30 close of HK$4.796.)

Hong Kong stocks opened sharply lower on November 6, tracking Wall Street's selloff. The Hang Seng Index opened down 392.36 points at 24,404, a 1.58% decline, and the Hang Seng TECH Index opened 3.11% lower at 4,025. Losses narrowed quickly after the open, with the tech index at 4,106.28, down 1.16%, by 10:23; Meituan rose 3% against the trend and Xiaomi gained 1%. The split within the market persisted, with AI hardware leading declines: Lenovo fell 9.33%, Hua Hong Semiconductor 8.62% and SMIC 6.44%, while Zhongji Innolight and YOFC dropped more than 11%. The core worry is AI regulation: less than 24 hours after the midterm results, US Representative Yassamin Ansari said pausing advanced AI development tops the Democratic agenda, and Texas governor-elect Gina Hinojosa said current data-centre projects must be halted.

ChinaAMC Hang Seng TECH ETF (03088.HK) is a passive ETF under ChinaAMC (Hong Kong) that closely tracks the Hang Seng TECH Index. Compiled by Hang Seng Indexes, the index reflects the performance of the 30 largest companies listed in Hong Kong that are classified under the industrials, consumer discretionary, healthcare, financials and information technology sectors and are highly relevant to the technology theme, weighted by free-float market capitalisation with an 8% cap on any single constituent. The product listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on September 3, 2020, with a management fee of 0.4% per year.

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