Hong Kong oil and gas stocks rise

According to MSX.COM data, Hong Kong oil and gas stocks rose, with CNOOC (00883.HK) and PetroChina (00857.HK) both rising over 5%, Sinopec Corp (00386.HK) rising over 2%, and Shanghai Petrochemical (00338.HK) rising nearly 2%.

In the early hours of the 20th local time, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran issued a statement saying that late on the 19th local time, two oil tankers, instigated and coerced by the US military, attempted to pass through the southern channel of the Strait of Hormuz. Subsequently, an explosion occurred and their passage was prevented.