Investment 10/4/2026
Hong Kong stocks retreated yesterday after rising 776 points the day before. The Hang Seng Index opened 136 points lower at 25,756 and remained under pressure, falling as much as 239 points to a low of 25,653, closing down 140 points or 0.54% at 25,752. The Technology Index fell 101 points or 2.06% to 4,821. Main board turnover exceeded HK$244.9 billion.
Despite the correction, the Hang Seng Index found strong support at its 20-day moving average (25,387). Today, it may test the resistance level of 26,250, the high from last month. A clear direction for the Hang Seng Index will require breaking out of the 25,387-26,250 range. With both the US and Iran hoping to end the conflict, the scale of the conflict is expected to gradually decrease, and navigation in the Strait of Hormuz is expected to resume. The Hong Kong stock market is expected to perform slightly better in the near future.
European stocks softened, with the UK, French, and German indices falling 0.05%, 0.22%, and 1.14% respectively. U.S. stocks initially fell before recovering. The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened 69 points lower, and the decline widened to as much as 219 points, reaching a low of 47,690. It later rebounded, rising as much as 414 points to a high of 48,323. The S&P
500 rebounded as much as 0.77%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite climbed as much as 0.89%. Investors remained optimistic that the fragile two-week ceasefire agreement between the U.S. and Iran could be maintained.At the close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 275 points, or 0.57%, to 48,185; the S&P 500 gained 11 points, or 0.62%, to 6,824; and the Nasdaq Composite climbed 187 points, or 0.83%, to 22,822.
The U.S. dollar index fell as much as 0.58% to 98.63, the yen declined 0.45% to 159.3 against the dollar, while the euro rose 0.55% to $1.1726. Bitcoin retreated as much as 1.27% to $70,471 before rebounding more than 1%. Spot gold prices rose as much as 1.73% to a high of $4,801.14 per ounce.
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