G Sachs: SMIC (00981.HK) Management Expresses Optimism Regarding China's Semiconductor Capital Expenditure
SMIC's Market Position: Goldman Sachs maintains a bullish outlook on SMIC, predicting an upcycle in China's semiconductor capital expenditure driven by advancements in fabless technology.
Capex Growth Drivers: The report highlights that advanced logic and memory sectors will be key contributors to capital expenditure growth, with increased investments aimed at bridging the gap between China's domestic supply chain and leading global firms.
Support for Local Companies: Continuous capacity expansion is expected to benefit local Chinese semiconductor equipment manufacturers, fostering research and development for more localized solutions.
Investment Recommendation: Goldman Sachs has set a target price of HKD134 for SMIC, maintaining a "Buy" rating based on their positive outlook.
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Market Overview: The HSI opened slightly higher at 25,358, with the HSCEI and HSTECH also showing modest gains, reflecting a positive start in the Hong Kong stock market.
JD Group Performance: JD-SW saw a significant rise of 7.375% despite reporting a 90% YoY decline in net profit, while JD Health and JD Logistics also experienced notable increases in their stock prices due to strong profit growth.
Tech Stocks Movement: Major tech stocks like Tencent and Alibaba showed slight gains, while others like Bilibili and XD Inc faced declines, indicating mixed performance within the sector.
Automotive Sector Updates: BYD Company opened with a slight increase after announcing new battery technology, while other automotive stocks like Xiaomi and Li Auto had varied performances, reflecting ongoing developments in the industry.

SMIC's Market Position: Goldman Sachs maintains a bullish outlook on SMIC, predicting an upcycle in China's semiconductor capital expenditure driven by advancements in fabless technology.
Capex Growth Drivers: The report highlights that advanced logic and memory sectors will be key contributors to capital expenditure growth, with increased investments aimed at bridging the gap between China's domestic supply chain and leading global firms.
Support for Local Companies: Continuous capacity expansion is expected to benefit local Chinese semiconductor equipment manufacturers, fostering research and development for more localized solutions.
Investment Recommendation: Goldman Sachs has set a target price of HKD134 for SMIC, maintaining a "Buy" rating based on their positive outlook.
Market Opening Performance: The HSI opened 334 points higher at 25,583, with the HSCEI and HSTECH also showing gains of 1.1% and 1.6%, respectively.
Commodity Stocks Movement: Commodity stocks like SD GOLD and ZHAOJIN MINING saw slight declines, while ZIJIN MINING and CHINAHONGQIAO experienced notable increases of 2.4% and 4.1%.
Tech Sector Trends: Major tech stocks such as TENCENT and KUAISHOU-W showed modest gains, while BABA-W and NTES-S experienced slight declines.
Carmakers' Performance: Carmakers like NIO-SW and GEELY AUTO opened significantly higher, with NIO-SW rising by 5.8%, while BYD COMPANY and XIAOMI-W also saw positive movement.
Southbound Trading Inflows and Outflows: TENCENT (00700.HK) saw a significant net inflow of HKD848.9 million, while BABA-W (09988.HK) experienced a notable outflow of HKD3.5 billion during Southbound Trading.
Short Selling Activity: TENCENT had a short selling amount of $2.44 billion with a ratio of 16.025%, while BABA-W had a higher short selling of $2.98 billion and a ratio of 14.852%.
Most Active Stocks: In the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect, TENCENT was the most active stock with the highest net inflow, while BABA-W led in net outflow. Similarly, in the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect, CSOP HS TECH (03033.HK) had the highest net inflow.
Overall Trading Summary: The total Southbound Trading net outflow was HKD0, accounting for 39.01% of the total transaction amount of HKD142.13 billion.

Stock Performance Overview: Several stocks, including CMOC, LAOPU GOLD, and CATL, experienced declines in their share prices, with notable short selling activity and varying inflows of capital.
Short Selling Ratios: High short selling ratios were observed in stocks like LAOPU GOLD (40.445%) and JD-SW (39.739%), indicating significant bearish sentiment among investors.
Changes in HSI Constituents' Weightings: Adjustments in the weightings of certain stocks in the Hang Seng Index (HSI) were noted, with some stocks like Tencent and Alibaba seeing increases, while HSBC and CLP Holdings experienced decreases.
Outflows and Inflows: The report highlighted both inflows and outflows of capital for various stocks, with HSBC facing a significant outflow of USD 503 million, contrasting with inflows for Tencent and CATL.
Southbound Trading Inflows: TENCENT (00700.HK) saw significant net inflows of HKD2.6 billion, while XIAOMI-W (01810.HK) and SINOPEC SSC (01033.HK) also experienced inflows, despite short selling pressures.
Southbound Trading Outflows: BABA-W (09988.HK) faced the highest net outflow of HKD1.2 billion, along with SMIC (00981.HK) and CNOOC (00883.HK), indicating a trend of selling in these stocks.
Market Activity: The TRACKER FUND (02800.HK) was the most active stock in the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect with a net inflow of HKD2.3 billion, while BABA-W had the highest outflow of HKD977.4 million.
Overall Trading Summary: At market close, Southbound Trading recorded a net outflow of HKD0, accounting for 48.32% of the total transaction amount of HKD179.03 billion.








