Hong Kong Stock Market Update | Coal stocks see expanded gains in the afternoon as the thermal coal price index rises across the board. Analysts emphasize the potential for a severe supply-demand mismatch.

Zhitong Finance APP learned that coal stocks saw an increase in afternoon trading. As of the time of writing, Mongolian Energy (00276.HK) rose by 9.26%, trading at HKD 0.59; Strength Development (01277.HK) increased by 5.88%, trading at HKD 1.89; Yanzhou Coal (01171.HK) was up 5.25%, trading at HKD 12.22; and China Coal Energy (01898) increased by 2.78%, trading at HKD 10.73.