Hang Seng Index rises at noon on Monday

Hong Kong stocks rose at noon on Monday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index gained by 289 points, or 1.1 percent, to 25,755 points at noon.

The half-day market turnover was HK$126 billion. 

The Hang Seng Tech Index jumped by 2.2 percent to 5,089 points at noon.

In the mainland, the Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite Index slid 0.7 percent to 4,066 points and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange Component Index went down by 0.7 percent to 14,181 points at the midday close.