Tobacco stocks rose 10%, China Tobacco Hong Kong rose 4.5% and Warburg International and China Bolton rose more than 1%. Hong Kong imposed a total ban on the import or sale of alternative tobacco products such as e-cigarettes and heated cigarettes in April, but according to the Hong Kong Economic Times, the city is considering amending the ban to allow re-exports of e-cigarettes and other products by land and sea through the city, which is expected to involve billions of dollars of trade each year.