With fate seemingly on the side of investors for the past couple of trading days, market wags were talking of divine intervention.
Perhaps they're not too far off the mark.
Some local market dabblers have been mixing their religion with money matters lately.
We hear that temples around town such as Wong Tai Sin were doing a roaring trade over the weekend amid the recent uncertainty.
Some worshippers reportedly called on higher powers to intervene on their behalf on matters in that often other-worldly place, Exchange Square - while they paid tributes.
Others have apparently been slightly less forthright in their monetary requests while at temples.
They have apparently simply been asking whether there was more downside for their stocks.