Shares of Shanghai Biren Technology Co., an artificial intelligence chip designer, jumped 82% in their trading debut in Hong Kong on Friday after its initial public offering raised $717 million in one of the market’s hottest sectors.
Chinese tech stocks charged into 2026 with an AI chip IPO surge and more listings lined up
Chinese AI and semiconductor stocks have rallied since the breakout of the China-made DeepSeek-R1 AI model in January 2025.
Chinese tech shares start the new year with a bang as latest IPO doubles on debut
Shares in Shanghai Biren Technology - the first initial public offering of the new year on the Hong Kong stock exchange - more than doubled in an emphatic debut on Friday. Investor interest was enthusiastic with the retail portion of the float 2,
Hong Kong mortgage recovery holds in 2025 despite end-of-year wobble
Hong Kong mortgage applications and approvals fell in November, but year-to-date volumes still point to a 2025 recovery Hong Kong's mortgage market lost some momentum in November, official data showed ...
Baidu stock surges as chip unit files for Hong Kong IPO. China’s AI boom is coming.
Baidu rises sharply as it prepares to list its artificial-intelligence chip unit, taking advantage of a frenzy of Chinese investor interest in domestic AI technology.
Hong Kong’s November retail sales rise 6.5% on sustained recovery momentum
Hong Kong's annual retail sales rose 6.5% in November in value terms for a seventh month of gains, boosted by a sustained recovery in momentum, government data showed on Friday.
New details revealed about Hong Kong deadly building fire
As deadly building fire probe continues, 21 people were arrested by Hong Kong’s anti-graft agency on Friday January 2,2026 on suspicion of corruption in relation to renovation work at ...
Baidu’s semiconductor unit Kunlunxin files for Hong Kong listing amid AI chip boom in China
Baidu has announced plans to spin off its artificial intelligence chip subsidiary, Kunlunxin, and list the new firm on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Hong Kong’s IPO dominance in 2025 set to carry on into new year
The city’s exchange secures global bragging rights after 114 companies raised US$37.22 billion on the main board in 2025, according to LSEG.
HSBC updates board composition and committee roles under Hong Kong listing rules
HSBC Holdings ( ($GB:HSBA) ) has provided an update. HSBC Holdings plc has published an updated list of its Board of Directors and outlined their ...
Hong Kong interbank rates forecast to drop on expected US monetary easing in 2026
Savings rates near zero prevent further prime rate reductions, though Hibor-linked loans will get cheaper, analysts say.
AI chip designer Biren surges 82% in debut after Hong Kong IPO
Shares of Shanghai Biren Technology Co., an artificial intelligence chip designer, jumped 82% in their trading debut in Hong Kong on Friday after its initial public offering raised $717 million in one ...
Hong Kong’s affluent investors are multimillionaires by the age of 39: HSBC survey
HSBC, the city's biggest lender, saw double-digit growth in the number of Hong Kong-dollar multimillionaires in 2025 Hong Kong's affluent amass at least HK$10 million (US$1.28 million) in liquid ...
Biren shares soar as investors seize on first Chinese GPU start-up to list in Hong Kong
Shares of Shanghai Biren Technology jumped 82.1 per cent to HK$35.70 on Friday in Hong Kong’s first listing of the year, as investors piled into the Chinese graphics processing unit (GPU) maker amid ...