The Hang Seng Index fell below 25,000 points on Monday at the opening due to the escalating Middle East conflict. ADVERTISEMENT SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENTThe benchmark Hang Seng Index dropped 488 points, or 1.93 percent, to 24,789. Zijing Mining (2899) opened 2.4 percent lower on the falling gold price, despite its profit showing improvement last year. Sinopec (0386) slid 2.1 percent after posting a narrowed profit. Tech heavyweights fell at the opening, with Alibaba (9988), Tencent (0700), and Kuaishou (1024) dropping 2.3 percent, 2 percent, and 2.8 percent, respectively.

Source: The Standard March 23, 2026 14:10 UTC