09618 Overview

JD-SW Launches Joybuy: JD-SW has launched its overseas e-commerce platform, Joybuy, in several European countries, including the UK, Germany, and France, to compete with Amazon.

Product Range and Pricing: Joybuy offers a diverse range of products such as tech, home appliances, and groceries, with a focus on competitive pricing.

Delivery Services: The platform emphasizes 'next-day delivery' as a key feature and introduces 'JoyPlus', an unlimited free delivery service aimed at attracting Amazon Prime members.

Market Response: Following the launch, Daiwa has adjusted JD-SW's target price to HKD172, indicating positive market sentiment regarding the company's quarterly results.

Market Overview: The HSI opened slightly lower at 25,436, while the HSCEI and HSTECH saw minor gains, indicating mixed market sentiment.

Bank Performance: Major banks like HSBC and Standard Chartered experienced declines, with HSBC down 2.7% and Standard Chartered down 1.3%, amidst significant short selling activity.

Gold and Mining Stocks: Spot gold prices fell below USD 5,000, leading to losses in gold mining stocks such as Lingbao Gold and Zijin Mining, which dropped between 1.8% and 4.6%.

Tech Stock Movements: Tech stocks showed varied performance, with Tencent and Meituan gaining, while Baidu and Bilibili saw slight declines, reflecting a mixed outlook in the technology sector.

Strategic Cooperation: Gree Appliances and JD-SW have entered into a strategic cooperation agreement aimed at selling 10 million units of AI series air conditioners over the next three years.

Market Performance: Gree Appliances' stock increased by 1.901%, while JD-SW's stock rose by 0.548%, with short selling reported at $139.97 million and a ratio of 29.332%.

UBS Report Findings: UBS identified JD-SW and BIDU-SW as preferred stocks for Chinese investors, both rated as Buy, while Alibaba was removed from the list.

Stock Performance: JD-SW saw a gain of +0.900 (+0.829%) with significant short selling, while BIDU-SW experienced a decline of -1.400 (-1.149%).

Short Selling Data: Notable short selling figures include Tencent at $1.77B and JD-SW at $277.62M, indicating high investor caution.

Market Overview: The report includes various stocks with their respective performance and target prices, highlighting a mix of gains and losses across different companies.

China's Market Resilience: The MSCI China Index has outperformed global indices by approximately 1.4% since the Iran conflict began, with the CSI 300 Index showing notable stability, indicating that the Chinese equity market provides good diversification for global investors.

Geopolitical Impact on China: Recent geopolitical events have had limited negative effects on the Chinese market due to low oil dependency, substantial oil reserves, and government pricing mechanisms that mitigate the impact of rising oil prices.

Investment Preferences: UBS favors sectors such as hardware tech, non-ferrous metals, internet, electrical equipment, and brokers within A-shares, while continuing to support large internet companies in H-shares, including JD-SW and BIDU-SW, due to their attractive valuations and shareholder return strategies.

Market Activity: Short selling activity has been significant for BIDU-SW and JD-SW, with notable ratios indicating investor sentiment and market dynamics surrounding these stocks.