China’s mainland stocks rose on Thursday, supported by stronger investor appetite for artificial intelligence and hardware-related companies after U.S. chipmaker Nvidia delivered an upbeat revenue outlook. Hong Kong shares, meanwhile, traded slightly lower.
The blue-chip CSI300 index gained 0.5% by the lunch break, while the Shanghai Composite Index advanced 0.6%. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index slipped 0.4%.
