Futu News on September 25th: The Hong Kong market experienced a slight afternoon pullback, with significant narrowing of the gains for the three major indexes. The technology sector narrowed its gains to 0.23%, after initially rising over 3%. The Hang Seng Index and mainland indexes both rose over 0.6%.
As of the closing, 1095 stocks in Hong Kong rose, 897 fell, and 1070 remained flat.
The specific industry performance is shown in the following figure:
Sector-wise, network technology stocks rose, with Xiaomi Corporation-W down 3.30%, Kuaishou-W up 2.07%, Alibaba-W down 1.09%, NetEase-S up 0.99%, Meituan-W up 0.57%, JD.com Group-SW up 0.56%, Baidu Group-SW down 0.39%, and Tencent Holdings up 0.25%.
Insurance stocks rose across the board, with Ping An Insurance up 3.10%, China Pacific Insurance up 2.60%, New China Life Insurance up 2.28%, PICC P&C up 2.17%, China Life Insurance up 1.69%, AIA up 1.51%, PICC Group up 1.48%, and China Pacific Insurance down 0.21%.
Banks sector performed well, with China Merchants Bank up 4.52%, China Construction Bank up 2.02%, Industrial Bank up 1.82%, Bank of China rising over 2%, and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China up 1.7%.
Heavy infrastructure stocks rose, Tianjin Development surged 13.04%, China Communications Construction rose 5.65%, China Railway Construction Corporation gained 5.34%, C Carbonneutral dropped 4.35%, China Railway rose 3.85%, China State Construction International up 1.39%, Metallurgical Corporation of China rose 0.76%, and China Aluminum International Engineering Corporation remained flat.
Digital health stocks saw general gains, with JD Health up 7.14%, Ping An Good Doctor up 5.78%, Ali Health up 5.06%, ZhongAn Online up 3.08%, JD Health up 2.24%, and Meinian Onehealth remaining flat.
Gold and precious metals sector rose, zijin mining group rose by 1.79%, sd gold rose by 2.15%, lingbao gold rose by 1.57%, loco hk rose by 1.35%, zhaojin mining rose by 0.15%.
Building materials stocks strengthened, cnbm rose by 3.86%, cr bldg mat tec rose by 3.23%, conch cement rose by 2.37%, china lesso rose by 1.71%, bbmg corporation fell by 1.67%, westchinacement fell by 1.09%, asia china rose by 0.90%, huaxin cement rose by 0.14%.
Apple suppliers trended lower, cowell fell by 2.95%, sunny optical fell by 2.04%, fih fell by 1.18%, q tech fell by 1.06%, aac tech fell by 1.00%, smartone tele fell by 0.96%, byd electronic fell by 0.70%, vstecs fell by 0.23%.
In terms of individual stocks, $CM BANK (03968.HK)$ Rising over 4%, china mainland banking first picks cm bank, expected income and profits to rise together by 2025.
$PETROCHINA (00857.HK)$ Rose by 2.41%, ubs group adjusted company's profit forecast and issued a "buy" rating.
$XIAOMI-W (01810.HK)$ With a drop of more than 3%, Citigroup will include the company in the short-term upward list for the next 30 days, initially rated as a "buy".
$CLOUD MUSIC (09899.HK)$Rising more than 6%, the improvement in gross margin drives profitability enhancement, with the company being a rare online music symbol in the Hong Kong Stock Connect.
$J&T EXPRESS-W (01519.HK)$Rising nearly 8% again, institutions stated that the company's operating conditions in various regions are improving, with the profit turning point becoming apparent.
$WHARF REIC (01997.HK)$Rising nearly 6% to reach a 4-month high, institutions indicated that it is expected to benefit from the US interest rate cut in the second half of the year.
$NEW ORIENTAL-S (09901.HK)$Rising more than 7%, Daiwa expects the core education revenue for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 to increase by 33%.
$WUXI BIO (02269.HK)$Surging more than 7%, reports suggest that Wuxi Bio has been removed from the latest amendment to the US "Biosecurity Law".
$CHINA AOYUAN (03883.HK)$Falling nearly 15%, the company has introduced strategic investors, with market concerns about the company still facing debt restructuring risks.
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In terms of the Hong Kong stock connect, the net outflow of 5.38 billion Hong Kong dollars was recorded for the Hong Kong stock connect (southbound) today.
Institutional perspective:
Goldman Sachs: gives a 'buy' rating to JD.com, with a target price of 157 Hong Kong dollars for its Hong Kong stock.
Goldman Sachs issued a report, considering that $JD-SW (09618.HK)$ With leading retail scale, a unique 1P online direct sales + marketplace model, supplemented by industry-leading internal warehousing and supply chain capabilities, the bank gives a 'buy' rating, based on SOTP valuation, with a Hong Kong stock target price of 157 Hong Kong dollars. The report indicates that JD Group is expected to improve its gross margin in the second half of this year compared to the same period last year, and the efficiency of JD Retail and $JD LOGISTICS (02618.HK)$ is expected to sustain long-term improvement. It also points out that the competitive pressure on JD's core categories has eased, and believes that JD's competitive advantage lies in its supply chain capabilities, service quality, and long-term relationships with brands.
Lyon: China Ping An becomes the latest major beneficiary of stimulus policies, with AIA and PICC P&C remaining top choices for the long term.
Lyon's report points out that mainland insurance companies have significantly risen after the financial stimulus measures were announced in the mainland. $PING AN (02318.HK)$ Benefiting mainly from improved market sentiment and relaxation of real estate regulations, short-term stock price increases may occur, but there are concerns about China Pacific Insurance facing profit-taking pressure. In addition, the governor of the People's Bank of China mentioned ongoing research on stabilizing market funds, endorsing stock market sentiment and favoring investment returns for mainland insurance companies. Lyon believes that all policies indicate a positive shift in regulatory thinking, potentially signaling more government actions. The report adds that AIA and PICC P&C remain the top choices for the long term. $CHINA LIFE (02628.HK)$ Nvidia. $NCI (01336.HK)$ In addition, the People's Bank of China governor mentioned ongoing research on stabilizing market funds, endorsing stock market sentiment and favoring investment returns for mainland insurance companies. Lyon believes that all policies indicate a positive shift in regulatory thinking, potentially signaling more government actions. The report adds that AIA and PICC P&C remain the top choices for the long term.
Bocom Intl: Loco HK's rate cut prepares for recovery next year, Hong Kong property stocks first choice Link Real Estate
Bocom Intl released a report, stating that with the Fed's rate cut, major banks in Hong Kong will reduce the most favorable interest rates by 25 basis points, exceeding the expected range of 0 to 12.5 basis points. It believes that effective mortgage rates will fall below the level of residential rental return rate next year, which will ease price pressure, giving a 'buy' rating to the fund and listing it as the top choice for Hong Kong real estate stocks, at the same time bullish on the ample salable resources and high turnover rate. $LINK REIT (00823.HK)$ and gives it a 'buy' rating. $SHK PPT (00016.HK)$ also receives a 'buy' rating.
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