Hong Kong stocks topped the highest in four and a half years on Wednesday, lifted by energy and materials shares.
The benchmark Hang Seng Index surged nearly 700 points, or 2.58 percent, to 27,826.
The full-day turnover recorded at HK$361.5 billion, marking a three-month high.
The Hang Seng Tech Index rose 2.53 percent to 5,900.
The doll maker Pop Mart (9992) skyrocketed 8 percent to a one-month high at HK$233.6, the best performance among blue chips.
Aluminium giant China Hongqiao (1378), Zijin Gold International (2259), and its parent company Zijin Mining (2899) advanced around 7 percent, 8 percent, and 3.6 percent, respectively, following the gold price soar.
Three oil majors, CNOOC (0883), PetroChina (0857), and Sinopec (0386) saw their shares grow around 3 to 6 percent.
Tech heavyweights also rallied, with NetEase (9999) and Kuaishou (1024) jumping around 5 percent. Tencent (0700) and Alibaba (9988) rose over 2 percent.
HSBC (0005) ended 2.5 percent higher to a three-year high after Hang Seng Bank delisted from the market on Tuesday.
In mainland China, the Shanghai Composite Index went up 0.27 percent to 4,151, and the Shenzhen Composite Index inched up 0.09 percent to 14,342.
Elsewhere in Asia, shares of Taiwan and South Korea both hit record highs, advancing 1.5 percent and 1.69 percent, respectively, while Japan's Nikkei ended up 0.05 percent.
