HSI Rises by 175 Points; XIAOMI-W Jumps Over 4%; Robot Concept Under Discussion
Market Performance: The Hong Kong stock market saw positive movement with the HSI closing up 175 points (0.7%) at 25,935, driven by increasing expectations for a Federal Reserve rate cut, while total market turnover reached HK$179.306 billion.
Tech Sector Gains: Major tech stocks like BABA, TENCENT, and JD-SW experienced modest gains, while stocks such as MEITUAN and BILIBILI saw more significant increases of over 2%, reflecting a strong performance in the tech sector.
Robotics Industry Boost: Stocks related to the robotics industry surged following reports of a US initiative to support the sector, with companies like SANHUA and HESAI-W seeing gains between 6.7% and 7.9%.
Automotive Sector Adjustments: Over 20 cities in mainland China have suspended or adjusted car trade-in subsidies, impacting automakers like BYD and GEELY, which still managed to see slight increases in their stock prices.
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Market Performance: The HSI closed at 27,032, down 233 points (0.9%), with significant declines in the HSCEI and HSTECH, while total market turnover reached HKD238.705 billion.
Company Earnings: BUD APAC was the worst-performing blue-chip stock, down 5.2% after reporting a 32.6% drop in net profit. Other companies like Lenovo and NetEase also saw declines despite some reporting increased profits.
Regulatory Actions: The Beijing Municipal Market Supervision Bureau engaged with 12 online ticket sales platforms, resulting in declines for companies like Trip.com and Meituan, which fell 3.9% and 4.5%, respectively.
AI Sector Growth: Following Premier Li Qiang's call for AI innovation, AI stocks like SenseTime and Knowledge Atlas saw significant gains, with Knowledge Atlas soaring 28.7% after launching a new product.

Market Performance: Hong Kong stocks faced a decline, with the HSI dropping 242 points (0.9%) to 27,023, while the HSCEI and HSTECH also fell by nearly 1% and 1.7%, respectively.
Tech Stocks Struggles: Major tech companies like NTES, BABA, and TENCENT saw significant drops in their share prices, with NTES down 3.8% and BABA down 2.1%, amid disappointing earnings reports and ongoing investment strategies.
Chinese Developers' Gains: Some Chinese developers, including CHINA VANKE and RONSHINECHINA, experienced gains due to reports of a potential RMB80 billion rescue package from the Shenzhen municipal government.
WUXI APPTEC's Success: WUXI APPTEC emerged as the best-performing blue chip, rising nearly 4% after Nomura raised its revenue expectations and target price, indicating strong future performance.
U.S. Employment Data Impact: The U.S. January non-farm payroll data exceeded expectations, leading to a drop in the unemployment rate to 4.3%, which cooled market expectations for a Federal Reserve rate cut. The DJIA closed down 66 points or 0.13%.
Hong Kong Stock Market Performance: The Hong Kong stock market opened weakly, with major indices like the HSI and HSCEI declining by 0.2% and the HSTECH by 0.5%.
Tech Sector Movements: Major tech stocks in Hong Kong, including MEITUAN-W and TENCENT, opened lower, with MEITUAN-W being the worst performer, while BABA-W continued to invest in Taobao despite losses.
Company Earnings and Stock Reactions: NTES-S reported disappointing earnings, leading to a 1.4% drop in its stock, while KNOWLEDGE ATLAS saw a significant increase of 8.8% after launching a new product.

Market Performance: The HSI rose by 83 points (0.3%) to 27,266, with the HSCEI and HSTECH also showing gains, closing at 9,268 and 5,499 respectively, and total market turnover reaching HKD217.218 billion.
Stock Highlights: SENSETIME-W and PONY-W saw increases of 2.9% and 2.6%, while HESAI-W surged by 7.9%. Conversely, YOFC dropped by 5.7% after being added to the MSCI China Index.
Tech Sector Movements: SMIC fell by 2.2% despite a significant YoY profit increase, while other tech stocks like TENCENT and BABA-W experienced slight declines, whereas KINGSOFT CLOUD and KINGDEE INT'L saw notable gains.
Auto and Gold Stocks: Auto stocks led the market with XIAOMI-W and BYD COMPANY rising significantly, aided by new EU tariff exemptions for Chinese electric vehicles. Gold stocks also performed well, with several companies experiencing gains of 2.8% to over 9%.

Stocks with Expected Weighting Increases: Stocks like SENSETIME-W and HESAI-W are expected to see significant increases in weighting, with inflows of US$422 million and US$147 million respectively, despite varying short selling ratios.
Stocks with Expected Weighting Decreases: TENCENT and BABA-W are among the stocks anticipated to experience decreases in weighting, with TENCENT facing a notable outflow of US$293 million due to high short selling activity.

US Retail Sales and Market Response: December retail sales in the US fell short of expectations, while the DJIA rose 0.1% amid speculation of a potential rate cut.
Hong Kong Market Performance: The Hong Kong stock market saw gains, with the HSI up 116 points (0.4%) and notable increases in the HSCEI and HSTECH indices.
Stock Movements and Short Selling: Significant short selling activity was reported, particularly for companies like SMIC and CHINA LIT, which experienced stock price declines despite some companies reporting profit increases.
Automakers' Stock Surge: Automakers led the market gains, with companies like Xiaomi and NIO seeing substantial stock price increases following positive developments in tech innovation and profit forecasts.





