香港股市周五早盘下跌200点，跌幅0.8%，至26078点，连续第三个交易日下跌，大部分板块下跌。10月份中国疲软的官方PMI数据打压市场情绪，工厂活动以六个月来最快的速度收缩，而服务业仍然疲软。交易员们对美中临时贸易休战仍持谨慎态度，这使得一些结构性问题悬而未决。与此同时，投资者对香港今天晚些时候的第三季度GDP报告保持警惕。在华尔街，美联储主席鲍威尔表示，在今年第二次降息后，12月的降息“并非板上钉钉”，随后股市隔夜收跌。值得注意的亏损包括中芯国际（-4.5%）、中国人民财产保险股份有限公司（-3.2%）、沃尔玛国际（-2.8%）和腾讯控股（-1.5%）。本周，市场有望小幅下跌，迄今为止下跌约0.3%，这可能是六个月来的首次月度下跌，跌幅接近3%。
Hong Kong equities fell 200 points, or 0.8%, to 26,078 in early trade on Friday, retreating for the third consecutive session as most sectors declined. Weak official PMI data from China in October weighed on sentiment, with factory activity contracting at the fastest pace in six months while the services sector remained subdued. Traders also remained cautious over the temporary U.S.-China trade truce, which leaves some structural issues unresolved. Meantime, investors vigilantly anticipate Hong Kong’s Q3 GDP report later today. On Wall Street, stocks closed lower overnight after Fed Chair Powell signaled that a December cut “is not a foregone conclusion” after a second rate reduction this year. Notable losses included SMIC (-4.5%), PICC Property & Casualty (-3.2%), Pop Mart Intl. (-2.8%), and Tencent Holdings (-1.5%). For the week, markets are on track for a slight decline, down around 0.3% so far, potentially marking the first monthly drop in six months, with losses nearing 3%.
