HONG KONG, Nov 27 (Reuters) - China and Hong Kong stocks edged up on Thursday as chip makers and artificial intelligence-related sectors continued their rebound, while developer Vanke's debt woes triggered a property shares selloff that dragged on the market.
** At the midday break, the Shanghai Composite index .SSEC was up 0.5% at 3,883.01, the blue-chip CSI300 index .CSI300 was up 0.3%.
** The CSI Semiconductor Index .CSI931865 and the CSI AI Index .CSI930713 both gained roughly 1%, extending recent gains.
** AI chip maker Cambricon Technologies 688256.SS rallied as much as 5.6% to a two-week high, while SMIC 688981.SS jumped as much as 3.6%.
** Optimism towards domestic AI sectors flared up again after The Information reported that the regulators have barred TikTok owner ByteDance from deploying Nvidia NVDA.O chips in new data centers.
** " China is going all-in to win its version of the AI race," analysts at Macquarie said in a note, adding that there could be more extended and accelerated infrastructure policy push supporting the sector.
** Dragging down the markets, shares of China Vanke 000002.SZ tumbled as much as 8.8%, after the company said it was seeking to delay an onshore bond repayment for the first time.
** China's CSI 300 real estate index .CSI000952 slid as much as 4.5% to the lowest since Sept 2024 on the Vanke woes, before closing down 1.5% at midday break.
** In Hong Kong, the benchmark Hang Seng Index .HSI climbed 0.3%, while the Hang Seng Mainland Property Index .HSMPI was flat after losing as much as 2%.
** On the data front, China's industrial profits fell in October after two months of growth, as businesses continued to grapple with lacklustre domestic demand and an export downturn.
** Elsewhere, Beijing announced a new plan to boost consumption in the world's second-largest economy, detailing measures that include promoting upgrades of consumer goods in rural areas and sectors such as pets and toys.
(Reporting by Jiaxing Li in Hong Kong; Editing by Rashmi Aich)
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