Honda Motor plans to jointly develop system-on-chips for its software-defined vehicles (SDV) with Mythic, a Texas-based technology company.

According to the AXIOS website: Nuclear negotiations between the United States and Iran are expected to be held in Oman on Friday. The Trump administration agreed to Iran's request to move the venue of negotiations away from Türkiye.

Coal stocks in Hong Kong stocks strengthened, with Yankuang Energy (01171.HK) rising by more than 7%, Power Development (01277.HK) and China Coal Energy (01898.HK) both rising by more than 5%, and China Shenhua (01088.HK) rising by more than 4%.

Hong Kong chip stocks fell early in the session, with Shanghai Fudan (01385.HK) falling more than 4%, Huahong Semiconductor (01347.HK), GigaDevice (03986.HK), SMIC (0 0981.HK), ZTE (00763.HK), Biren Technology (06082.HK) and other stocks followed suit. Innosec (02577.HK) bucked the trend and rose by more than 6%.

When Hong Kong stocks opened, the Hang Seng Index opened down 0.14%, and the Hang Seng Technology Index opened down 0.87%; the non-ferrous metals sector was among the top gainers, and the optical communications sector has strengthened in recent days; Innosec (02577.HK) rose by more than 11%. The company's products have completed the important design introduction of Google's relevant AI hardware platform, and signed a compliant supply agreement.

Market News: The U.S. states of New York and New Jersey are seeking emergency aid to deal with plans to suspend construction on Friday.