Hang Seng Index muted at noon

Hong Kong stocks were muted by midday on Monday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index inched down by 21 points to 26,316 points by noon. The half-day market turnover was HK$155.5 billion. 

The Hang Seng Tech Index fell 0.2 percent to 5,726 points at noon. 

In the mainland, the Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite Index jumped 1 percent to 4,011 points and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange Component Index increased by 1.9 percent to 13,777 points at the midday close.