Spot gold rose $7 short-term to $3,692 an ounce.
Hong Kong stocks Hang Seng Index, Hang Seng Technology Index both fell, China Resources Vientiane Life (01209.HK) fell more than 8.5%, Hansen Pharmaceutical (03692.HK), Petrochemical Group (01093.HK), Shenzhou International (02313.HK), Li Ning (02331.HK) and other fell 4%.
Hong Kong stocks opened, the Hang Seng Index rose 0.35%, the index opened down 0.06%; Hansen Pharmaceutical (03692.HK), Master Kong Holdings (00322.HK) opened up 2%, SMIC International (00981.HK) fell nearly 6%.
Hong Kong pharmaceutical stocks continued to rise, Kanglong Chemical (03759.HK) rose more than 7%, Cinda Biological (01801.HK) rose more than 6%, Petrochemical Group (01093.HK) rose more than 5%, Federal Pharmaceutical (03933.HK), Hansen Pharmaceutical (03692.HK), Fosun Pharmaceutical (02196.HK) rose more than 4%.