HSI Rises by 63 Points; Automotive Stocks Gain; SMIC Declines After Earnings Report
Market Opening: The HSI opened 63 points higher at 27,246, with the HSCEI and HSTECH also showing slight increases of 15 and 11 points, respectively.
Stock Performance: SENSETIME-W and HESAI-W saw significant gains of 3.3% and 6.9%, while YOFC experienced a decline of 1.3% after being added to the MSCI China Index.
Tech Sector Movements: SMIC and CHINA LIT faced declines of 3.5% and 5.0%, respectively, despite SMIC reporting a 60.7% YoY profit increase, while BIDU-SW and BABA-W saw minor gains.
Auto Sector Gains: BYD COMPANY and NIO-SW opened higher by 3.9% and 3.5%, respectively, indicating positive momentum in the auto sector alongside other tech stocks like XIAOMI-W.
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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.





