Techtronic Industries (00669) and Standard Chartered (02888) were flagged for unusual trading at 9:35 AM, according to ETNet. Techtronic rose 2.91% to HK$134.4, with an active buy-sell ratio of 59:41. Standard Chartered climbed 2.23% to HK$238.6, hit a record high, and extended its gains for a third straight session, bringing the cumulative increase to 4.37%. Its active buy-sell ratio was 84:16.

Four listed companies recorded unusual trading activity at 9:33 a.m., according to ETNet. Kuaishou (01024) rose 2.87% to HK$33.70, while its RMB counter (81024) gained 2.8% to RMB28.84. Xiaomi (01810) climbed 3.06% to HK$28.28, and its RMB counter (81810) rose 3.2% to RMB24.20. JD.com (09618) advanced 3.09% to HK$110.20, with its RMB counter (89618) up 3% at RMB94.35. Akeso (09926) jumped 9.31% to HK$99.25, extending gains for a third straight day for a cumulative rise of 15.88%.

SenseTime (00020), Bank of China (03988) and Unisound (09678) all logged unusual trading at 9:41 a.m., according to ETNet. SenseTime rose 4.76% to HK$1.43, while its RMB counter on the exchange gained 4.3% to RMB1.22. Bank of China climbed 2.86% to HK$6.12, a record high since listing, and Unisound jumped 10.67% to HK$86.60, extending gains for a second day for a cumulative rise of 11.67%.

Argo Blockchain Chief Executive Officer Justin Nolan left the company on August 30. According to Foresight News, Nolan will receive a one-time cash payment of $250,000 under the terms of his agreement, with standard tax withholding applied. The agreement will take effect after the seven-day period expires if the right of revocation is not exercised. During the board's search for a successor, the current management team will oversee daily operations under board supervision. The company is seeking a candidate with capital-raising and operational execution experience in data centers and artificial intelligence technology.

According to Yonhap, the Hong Kong Economic Times and Yicai, Asian equities opened broadly higher on Friday after Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller struck a dovish tone, easing rate-hike worries and lifting Wall Street more than 1% overnight. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 opened firmer, trading at 64,653.54, up 0.68% or 439.06 points, as of 01:39 UTC. Chip-related names were mixed, with Tokyo Electron up 0.17% while Advantest eased 0.28% and Sony slipped 0.33%. Seoul's KOSPI opened at 6,654.36, up 74.88 points, and extended gains to 6,662.92, up 1.27%, as of 01:39 UTC. Samsung Electronics rose 1.50% and SK Hynix added 2.82%. Hong Kong stocks opened strongly, with the Hang Seng Index up 302 points at 25,515 and the Hang Seng Tech Index up 1.5% at 4,533; the benchmark extended its advance to 25,684.81, up 1.87%, as of 01:39 UTC. Tencent gained about 2%, Alibaba rose close to 2%, and Zijin Mining added 4% alongside firmer gold prices, while Lenovo jumped 6% in early trade. Taiwan's TAIEX opened up 133.62 points at 45,991.28 and rallied as much as nearly 750 points, trading at 46,168.74, up 0.68% or 311.08 points, as of 01:39 UTC. TSMC opened higher by NT$25 at 2,400.00, up 0.42%, and MediaTek rose 1.38%. In mainland China, the Shanghai Composite opened up 0.34%, the Shenzhen Component gained 0.74%, the ChiNext Index rose 0.97% and the STAR Market Composite added 0.92%, with more than 4,000 stocks advancing.

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