Hong Kong stocks open higher, lifted by tech shares

Hong Kong stocks opened higher on Monday in the early trading, lifted by gains in major tech shares.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index rose 145 points, or 0.55 percent, at 26,376.

The Hang Seng Tech Index opened 0.88 percent higher at 5,737.

Major tech names were mostly firmer, with NetEase (3690) increasing 2.84 percent, Kuaishou (1024) up 1.47 percent and Baidu (9888) rising 2.33 percent.