Hong Kong's stock market ended higher Monday, with the benchmark Hang Seng Index up 0.45 percent to close at 24,917.60 points.

TOKYO, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed mixed on Monday, with the benchmark Nikkei stock index ending at its lowest level in a month and a half, as calls by top executives of major U.S. artificial intelligence (AI) developers to slow the pace of AI development triggered selling of related shares.The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average fell 518.35 points, or 0.81 percent, from Friday to close at 63,492.99, its lowest finish since July 30.The broader Topix index, meanwhile, gained 29.91 points, or 0.74 percent, to end at 4,058.21.The Nikkei index briefly shed around 2 percent in the morning session as investors sold AI- and semiconductor-related shares after Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei wrote in an essay Saturday that the industry should slow the pace on safety grounds, a call backed by Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.Among AI-linked decliners, SoftBank Group plunged over 10 percent after a report cited OpenAI CEO as saying the U.S. company, in which SoftBank has heavily invested, will not go public this year, analysts said.Bank and other financial stocks, meanwhile, found buying support on expectations that further rate hikes by the Bank of Japan would boost profits, helping lift the broader Topix index.

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, lost 1.10 percent to close at 3,285.58 points Monday.

The STAR Composite Index, which reflects the performance of stocks on China's sci-tech innovation board, closed 0.35 percent lower at 1,811.23 points on Monday.

Chinese stocks closed lower on Monday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.07 percent to 3,885.33 points.

The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, strengthened 45 pips to 6.7698 against the U.S. dollar Monday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System.

The STAR Composite Index, which reflects the performance of stocks on China's sci-tech innovation board, opened 1.40 percent lower at 1,792.32 points on Monday.

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, was down 1.29 percent to open at 3,279.31 points Monday.

Chinese stocks opened lower on Monday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.54 percent to open at 3,867.02 points.

The Hang Seng Index lost 104.45 points, or 0.42 percent, to open at 24,701.18 points on Monday.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 509.19 points, or 0.98 percent, to 52,573.29. The S&P 500 added 65.28 points, or 0.86 percent, to 7,656.98. The Nasdaq Composite Index increased by 251.31 points, or 0.96 percent, to 26,333.04.

Carbon emissions allowances closed at 38.30 yuan (5.65 U.S. dollars) per tonne on Friday, 0.79 percent up from last transaction day at Guangzhou Emissions Exchange.

Hong Kong's stock market ended lower Friday with the benchmark Hang Seng Index down 0.6 percent to close at 24,805.63 points.

BEIJING, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Chinese stocks closed lower on Friday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 1.18 percent to 3,888.11 points.The Shenzhen Component Index closed 1.08 percent lower at 13,471.26 points.

BEIJING, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, lost 0.49 percent to close at 3,322.04 points Friday.The ChiNext Index, together with the Shenzhen Component Index and other indices, reflects the performance of stocks listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.

BEIJING, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- The STAR Composite Index, which reflects the performance of stocks on China's sci-tech innovation board, closed 1.45 percent lower at 1,817.68 points on Friday.The STAR 50 Index, which tracks the 50 largest stocks listed on the board that also meet certain liquidity requirements, closed 1.01 percent lower at 1,553.39 points.The sci-tech innovation board, commonly known as the STAR Market, was inaugurated in June 2019 at Shanghai Stock Exchange. It is designed to support companies in the high-tech and strategic emerging sectors.

Chinese stocks opened lower on Friday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.6 percent to open at 3,910.92 points.The Shenzhen Component Index opened 0.98 percent lower at 13,483.63 points.

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, was down 0.85 percent to open at 3,310.01 points Friday.The ChiNext Index, together with the Shenzhen Component Index and other indices, reflects the performance of stocks listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.

U.S. stocks ended lower on Thursday, marking a fourth consecutive session of declines, as crude oil prices extended their sharp ascent.

Tokyo stocks ended higher Thursday, driven by gains in artificial intelligence- and semiconductor-related issues.The benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, ended up 128.17 points, or 0.2 percent, higher than Wednesday at 65,270.95.