周五上午，香港股市下跌79点，跌幅0.4%，至20017点，打破了圣诞节假期后恢复交易的两个交易日连胜纪录。假期情绪主导了市场，从现在到明年3月中国议会开始年度会议期间，许多交易员都缺乏方向。与此同时，最新数据显示，1月至11月，中国工业利润同比下降4.7%，受上市公司和私营公司利润进一步下降的影响。大多数板块下跌，农夫山泉（-5.0%）、海底捞国际（-4.6%）和京东物流（-3.1%）下跌。尽管如此，恒生指数仍有望每周上涨，迄今上涨约1.5%，这得益于北京方面考虑在2025年发行创纪录的3万亿元人民币特别国债，以推动经济复苏。在商业方面，阿里巴巴集团同意将其韩国业务与易买得股份有限公司的电子商务合并，以更好地在韩国在线零售行业竞争。
Equities in Hong Kong dropped 79 points or 0.4% to 20,017 on Friday morning, breaking a two-session winning streak as trading resumed after the Christmas holidays. The holiday mood dominated the markets, with many traders experiencing a lack of direction between now and next March when the Chinese parliament begins an annual session. Meanwhile, fresh data showed China's industrial profits fell 4.7% yoy from Jan. to Nov., weighed by further declines in profits from the public and private companies. Most sectors traded lower, amid losses from Nongfu Spring (-5.0%), Haidilao Intl. (-4.6%), and JD Logistics (-3.1%). Still, the Hang Seng is on track for weekly gains, up around 1.5% so far, buoyed by Beijing's consideration of issuing a record CNY 3 trillion in special treasury bonds in 2025 to boost an economic turnaround. On the business front, Alibaba Group agreed to merge its South Korean operations with E-Mart Inc.’s e-commerce to better compete in the country’s online retail sector.
