On December 6th, Futu News reported that the Hong Kong stock market opened high and continued to rise today, with all three major indexes closing higher. The technology index rose over 2%, leading the gains. By the close, $Hang Seng Index (800000.HK)$ up 1.56%, $Hang Seng TECH Index (800700.HK)$ up 2.16%, $Hang Seng China Enterprises Index (800100.HK)$ up 1.75%.
By the close, 1302 Hong Kong stocks rose, 636 fell, and 1148 remained unchanged.
The specific industry performance is shown in the following figure:
In terms of sectors, network technology stocks rose, Sensetime-W up 14.77%, JD.com-SW up 3.09%, Alibaba-W up 2.44%, Meituan-W up 2.01%, Tencent up 1.83%, Kuaishou-W up 1.82%, Xiaomi Group-W up 1.53%, Netease-S up 0.14%.
Dining stocks strengthened, Xiabu Xiabu up 10.78%, Super Hi up 8.74%, Helen of Troy up 6.25%, Yum China up 4.55%, Jiumaojiu up 4.48%, Nayuki Tea up 4.26%, Haidilao up 3.89%, Dpc Dash up 1.43%.
Biotechnology stocks performed well, WuXi AppTec up 9.20%, QuantumPH-P up 8.50%, G-Biotech up 8.34%, WuXi Bio up 5.47%, WuXi XDC up 4.36%, Beigene up 2.14%, Topnew Info-B up 1.65%, Akeso down 0.38%.
SaaS solutions stocks are performing strongly across the board, with kingdee int'l up 9.66%, mobvista up 8.90%, ming yuan cloud up 6.57%, and weimob inc up 5.16%.
Digital health stocks rose, Ping An Good Doctor up 12.69%, ZhongAn Online up 3.75%, Dangdang Health down 3.23%, JD Health up 3.21%, Ali Health up 1.98%.
Hong Kong retail stocks strengthened, Prada up 4.90%, Sa Sa Int'l up 2.78%, Samsonite up 1.13%, Luk Fook Holdings up 1.08%, Chow Sang Sang up 1.08%, Chow Tai Fook up 0.72%.
Lithium battery stocks rose, BYD Co. up 3.99%, Tianqi Lithium Corporation up 2.13%, Tianneng Power up 1.88%, Sinopec Corp up 1.28%.
In terms of individual stocks,$SENSETIME-W (00020.HK)$Surging nearly 15%, the group has completed a strategic organizational restructuring, empowering top brand applications to land.
$WUXI APPTEC (02359.HK)$Up over 9%, US lawmakers are considering changes to the biosecurity legislation.
$POP MART (09992.HK)$Up almost 4%, with a cumulative increase of over 367% this year, the Thailand market still has growth potential, Citibank is bullish on the company's IP incubation potential.
$JXR (01951.HK)$Up nearly 6%, assisted reproduction has been included in the medical insurance in many regions, and the prepayment system is expected to alleviate the pressure of receivables.
$KUNLUN ENERGY (00135.HK)$Up over 5%, Daheng Index is expected to become the winner of direct supply competition by relying on Sinopec, with rating and target price raised.
$CHINASOFT INT'L (00354.HK)$Up over 3%, accelerating the expectation of domestic replacement by Xin Chuang, the company is expected to fully benefit from the development of Cloud Hongmeng.
$BYD COMPANY (01211.HK)$Up nearly 4%, with sales volume breaking 0.5 million vehicles again in November, exports are expected to open up the sales ceiling.
$FOURTH PARADIGM (06682.HK)$Up nearly 3%, the performance has increased by over 20% after the release, with the AI platform business revenue growing rapidly.
$WEIMOB INC (02013.HK)$Rising more than 5%, recently launched a national subsidy program for replacing old with new, with institutions bullish on AI empowering customer relationship management.
$DONGFENG GROUP (00489.HK)$Dropping by nearly 3%, the cumulative car sales in the first 11 months decreased by about 11% year-on-year.
TOP 10 trading volume today
Hong Kong Stock Connect Fund
Regarding the Hong Kong Stock Connect, the net inflow of Hong Kong Stock Connect (Southbound) today amounted to 4.978 billion Hong Kong dollars.
Institutional perspective
Nomura: The Chinese software industry will need stimulus measures next year, recommending Kingsoft and Kingdee Int'l.
Nomura's research report indicates that stimulus policies, localization, and AI investments will support the recovery of the Chinese software industry from the second quarter of next year. The firm believes that due to strong sentiment towards government fiscal stimulus, the China National Software & Service Index has risen by 76% in the past 60 days, regaining lost ground from 2024. It is also considered that it will take some time for economic stimulus plans to take effect before information technology spending rebounds. The recommendation is to buy. $KINGSOFT (03888.HK)$ 、 $KINGDEE INT'L (00268.HK)$ Given the weak seasonality in the first quarter of next year, if there are clear signs of macroeconomic recovery, Nomura believes that the fundamentals of the Chinese software industry may accelerate recovery starting from the second quarter of 2025. The firm believes that domestic substitution and AI will be two key drivers of the industry in 2025, the former driven by external factors, namely geopolitical risks, and the latter driven by internal factors.
DBS: Reaffirming a positive view on Hong Kong stocks, but lowering the target for the Hang Seng Index's base scenario next year to 21300 points
DBS recently released a Hong Kong stock outlook report for next year, reaffirming its positive view on Hong Kong stocks. However, considering the Republican Party's governance after the U.S. election (Red Sweep), which has reduced macro transparency, they have decided to lower the target for the Hang Seng Index to 21,300 points. This is equivalent to a forecasted PE ratio of 9.9 times for next year. They set the target for the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index at 7,300 points, equivalent to a forecasted PE ratio of 8.6 times for next year, with a 60% probability. DBS sets a 'bull market' target for the Hang Seng Index at 25,600 points (with a 25% probability), which is equivalent to a forecasted PE ratio of 11.9 times for next year; while the 'bear market' target for the Hang Seng Index is 16,000 points (with a 15% probability), equivalent to a forecasted PE ratio of 7.8 times for next year.
DBS has also updated its latest recommended stock list for Hong Kong stocks, with the addition of $CHINA RES POWER (00836.HK)$ , among other recommended stocks including $ANTA SPORTS (02020.HK)$ 、 $BYD ELECTRONIC (00285.HK)$ 、 $CHINA MOBILE (00941.HK)$ 、 $SINOPEC CORP (00386.HK)$ 、 $ENN ENERGY (02688.HK)$ 、 $MEITUAN-W (03690.HK)$ 、 $PING AN (02318.HK)$ 、 $TENCENT (00700.HK)$ Nvidia. $XIAOMI-W (01810.HK)$ 。
Citi Group: First initiated a "buy" rating on Pop Mart with a target price of 105 Hong Kong dollars.
Citigroup initiates coverage for the first time. $POP MART (09992.HK)$ With a 'buy' rating and a target price of HK$105, equivalent to a forecast P/E ratio of 35 times next year. Citi pointed out that Pop Mart is China's largest pop toy company, with strong IP incubation and monetization capabilities, as well as a growing global footprint and popularity. With its diversified IP roles and content-driven market strategy, the company appears ready to capture the emerging 'spiritual consumption' of young consumers. Citi believes that the commercialization of Pop Mart's IP is expected to extend beyond popular toys. Popular toys are affordable entertainment choices for consumers, and also one of the bank's most bullish consumer product categories.
Editor/rice