HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks opened higher Tuesday morning, extending the previous day’s rally thanks to a surge in Chinese tech firms.

The Hang Seng Index added 1.06 percent, or 212.15 points, to 20,183.28.

Hong Kong stocks start with loss

The Shanghai Composite Index was flat, inching down 0.58 points to 3,310.16, while the Shenzhen Composite Index on China’s second exchange was also barely moved, edging up 0.19 points to 2,033.99.