"Concept Stocks for 'Spring Festival Gala Robot' Surge; UBTECH ROBOTICS and HESAI-W Rise 7% Each; DOBOT Jumps Nearly 20%"
Showcasing Robotics at Spring Festival Gala: Four Chinese tech companies, including Unitree Robotics and DOBOT, showcased their robots at the Spring Festival Gala, attracting significant attention and leading to a surge in online searches and orders for robots.
Stock Performance of Robot-Related Companies: Hong Kong-listed robot-related stocks performed well, with notable increases in share prices for companies like UBTECH ROBOTICS and DOBOT, despite broader market trends.
Technological Features of Showcased Robots: Unitree's humanoid robots featured advanced technology, including Hesai JT128 LiDAR, highlighting the integration of cutting-edge technology in robotics.
Market Reactions and Forecast Adjustments: Following the gala, some companies like JD-SW faced downgrades in forecasts, while others, such as GEEKPLUS-W, showed positive stock movements, indicating mixed market reactions to the robotics sector.
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Market Performance: Hong Kong stocks fell on the first trading day after the Lunar New Year, with the HSI down 1.1% to 26,413, while total market turnover reached $165.373 billion.
Oil Sector Gains: Oil producers PETROCHINA and CNOOC saw significant intraday gains, with CNOOC hitting an all-time high, while other energy-related stocks also performed well.
Robotics Stocks Surge: The popularity of a robot martial arts performance at the CCTV Spring Festival Gala led to sharp increases in robotics stocks, with DOBOT and ROBOSENSE experiencing notable gains.
AI IPOs Performance: Three major AI-related IPOs, including HAIZHI TECH GP and KNOWLEDGE ATLAS, saw substantial price increases, with KNOWLEDGE ATLAS's turnover exceeding $3.2 billion.

Showcasing Robotics at Spring Festival Gala: Four Chinese tech companies, including Unitree Robotics and DOBOT, showcased their robots at the Spring Festival Gala, attracting significant attention and leading to a surge in online searches and orders for robots.
Stock Performance of Robot-Related Companies: Hong Kong-listed robot-related stocks performed well, with notable increases in share prices for companies like UBTECH ROBOTICS and DOBOT, despite broader market trends.
Technological Features of Showcased Robots: Unitree's humanoid robots featured advanced technology, including Hesai JT128 LiDAR, highlighting the integration of cutting-edge technology in robotics.
Market Reactions and Forecast Adjustments: Following the gala, some companies like JD-SW faced downgrades in forecasts, while others, such as GEEKPLUS-W, showed positive stock movements, indicating mixed market reactions to the robotics sector.

Goldman Sachs Research Findings: Goldman Sachs' research team visited eight unlisted AI robot-related firms in China, noting significant advancements in motion control technology and product cycles that enhance humanoid robots' capabilities.
Industry Growth Potential: The report suggests that these developments could lead to a substantial increase in shipment targets for humanoid robots over the next two years.
Investment Recommendations: Goldman Sachs has provided a Buy rating for SANHUA (02050.HK) with a target price of HKD43.1, recommending selective allocation for investors.
Market Activity: The report also highlights short selling activity for SANHUA, with a short selling amount of $34.08 million and a ratio of 9.195%.

Hong Kong Stock Market Performance: The Hong Kong bourse had a strong start to the new year, with the HSI rising 559 points (2.2%) to close at 26,189, driven by the AI chip boom and a new high for CNH since May 2023.
BIREN TECH Debut: Domestic GPU manufacturer BIREN TECH debuted on the Hong Kong stock market, closing at HK$33.8, a 72.4% increase from its listing price of HK$19.6, with a peak of HK$42.88 and a turnover of HK$4.655 billion.
Tech Stocks Rally: Several tech stocks saw significant gains, including HUA HONG SEMI (+9.9%), SMIC (+4.9%), and BIDU-SW (+7.5%), alongside other robotics and major tech companies like TENCENT and BABA-W, which also experienced increases.
Short Selling Activity: The report highlighted notable short selling activities across various stocks, with significant ratios observed in companies like BIDU-SW (33.006%) and NTES-S (28.988%), indicating market volatility and investor sentiment.
Southbound Trading Inflows: SMIC (00981.HK) saw significant net inflows of HKD391.9 million, while CM BANK (03968.HK) was the most active stock with a net inflow of HKD724.1 million.
Southbound Trading Outflows: ZIJIN MINING (02899.HK) and TENCENT (00700.HK) experienced notable net outflows of HKD682.6 million and HKD646.5 million, respectively, with TENCENT being the most active stock in outflows.
Short Selling Activity: Short selling figures indicated substantial activity, with BABA-W (09988.HK) leading at $788.77 million and a ratio of 15.498%, while CM BANK had the highest short selling ratio at 53.217%.
Overall Trading Summary: The total Southbound Trading net outflow was HKD0, accounting for 45.44% of the total transaction amount of HKD54.06 billion.

CICC 2026 Outlook: CICC has released its stock picks for Hong Kong in 2026, highlighting companies like Tencent, Alibaba, and China Mobile, along with their short selling data and ratios.
Everbright Securities Report: Everbright Securities International also published a report in December focusing on key stocks for 2026, including Tencent, Alibaba, and Jiangxi Copper, with detailed short selling statistics.
Market Trends: Both reports indicate a significant amount of short selling activity across various stocks, suggesting cautious investor sentiment in the Hong Kong market.
Trade-in Policy Impact: Citi anticipates that a new trade-in policy will positively affect Chinese e-commerce platforms, potentially mitigating the high base impact expected in the first half of 2026.






