HSI up 0.46pc at opening

Hong Kong stocks rose at the opening on Wednesday, eyeing the 27,000-point level.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index was up 123 points, or 0.46 percent, to 26,971.

The China Enterprises Index inched up by 0.46 percent to 9,328, and the Hang Seng Tech Index increased by 0.42 percent to 4,156.

Tech heavyweights show mixed performance. Alibaba (9988), Baidu (9888), and Tencent (0700) rose 2.4 percent, 1.6 percent, and 1 percent, respectively.

JD.com (9618) edged down 0.9 percent, while Xiaomi (1810) opened flat.