Hong Kong stocks close: Hang Seng Index up 0.42%, Hang Seng Tech Index up 2.25%

Horizon Robotics-W rose 7.91%, CATL rose 6.08%, Xiaomi Group-W rose 6.04%, MINIMAX-W rose 5.15%, XPeng Inc.-W rose 4.66%, China Life Insurance rose 4.10%, and Galaxy Entertainment rose 3.81%.