Hong Kong stocks rise as rallies from Alibaba, SMIC, other tech giants lift market sentiment The Hang Seng Index keeps rising in afternoon session as technology stocks lead gains, despite renewed tension in the Middle East The Hang Seng Index, which entered the noon break up 2.4 per cent, continued to climb in the afternoon session as of 1.30pm. The Hang Seng Tech Index heavily outpaced the broade...